The first Barket is set to be hosted in the Bay of Plenty - and dog-lovers are invited to gather in the Mount for the canine-product market hosted by eager business... Read More

A young Tauranga skating club has made history, claiming top trophies and eyeing the world stage. Te Moana-a-Toi lit up Blenheim from June 30 to July 5, turning... Read More

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING The rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle who hit and killed two pedestrians had 70 driving infringements, as well as 11 previous... Read More

A 'plague of hoons” on motorbikes riding illegally in Tauranga parks has neighbours fed up and worried about people's safety after near misses. Buddy... Read More

Teenage Tauranga middle-distance runner Sam Ruthe is making a habit of rewriting the record books. Ruthe has lowered his own national Under-17 and U18 1500m... Read More

New Zealand Youth Choir has won the top award at an international competition in Wales. The singers, aged between 18 and 25, have been awarded Choir of the... Read More

MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for Bay of Plenty and the west of the South Island. "Unsettled conditions continue to affect parts of the country, with... Read More

Tauranga-born professional boxer Cherneka Johnson has made history at New York's Madison Square Garden, becoming the first Māori to be crowned an undisputed... Read More

Two men charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson have denied a range of charges. Riki Ronald Edward Lum, from... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking information about a large pile of illegally dumped concrete at Thompson's Track, near Katikati. It is... Read More

People wanting to find a different way to fundraise are being invited to talk to the team at the White House Restaurant in Te Puna Village. Situated up on... Read More

Billed as New Zealand's 'finest family band” as well as having deep Tauranga roots, The Harmonic Resonators are set to bring their signature sound of soaring... Read More