Bay Hopper bus drivers will be paid the living wage when NZ Bus takes over the Western Bay of Plenty bus contracts in December. It's one of many changes coming... Read More

Homeowners in the Awatarariki debris flow risk zone at Matata could be forced out of their homes without compensation if plan changes proposed by the Whakatane... Read More

Hopes of being able to alleviate Welcome Bay's traffic woes by diverting school pupils were dashed last week when the possibility was raised in discussion at the... Read More

A new-look Papamoa FC signalled their intent in blistering fashion on the opening day of their Loaded WaiBOP Premiership campaign, with a 10-0 win at Hamilton Wanderers.... Read More

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty. An active trough is expected to move east onto these areas Monday evening and overnight Monday,... Read More

The driver involved in a crash on State Highway 29A at Maungatapu has died. Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager acting Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter says... Read More

Tauranga siblings Sam and Molly Meech have each won silver medals at the first regatta of the European season - the Princess Sofia regatta in Palma. Sam collected... Read More

Today we are expecting fine breaks during the day with a few showers developing in the afternoon. Also westerlies. It's a two-clothing-layer day today with a high... Read More

Tauranga's own Sam Tanner has come second in the world in the school cross country championship in Paris. In a message on Facebook, Tanner expressed his excitement... Read More

Residents in Windermere were left in the dark following a power box fire. Firefighters were called to the fire on Windermere Drive at about 7.30pm. Bekah Amy sent... Read More

Ten years ago he was made to scrub his drawings from the old Paeroa skate bowl. Today he's being paid to paint a mural at the town's new skate park at Railway Reserve.... Read More

A Mount Maunganui man has been named as the person killed in a crash on Totara Street on Saturday. Police have named 74-year-old Kevin William Akroyd as the man... Read More