New Zealand butterfly experts say a 'concerningly low” number of monarchs are being spotted this winter, with the public being urged to lend a hand. To... Read More

The announcement top public health official Dr Caroline McElnay has been poached by Australia has taken colleagues by surprise at the National Public Health... Read More

A Tauranga-based construction leadership team got their hands dirty last week to help Grow On Katikati tend to a fruit tree orchard which will one day see children... Read More

A group of 25 Kiwi volunteers are heading to Vanuatu over King's Birthday weekend to build a school classroom. The volunteers will spend six days from June... Read More

If Te Puke town centre looks a little less untidy this week, then it's thanks to a small group of rubbish collectors. Rallied by Keep Te Puke Beautiful co-ordinator... Read More

There will be no light pollution - no street lights, no traffic lights, no neon signs to take away from the moment. Just a couple of hundred people hopefully,... Read More

The ‘temporary' roundabout at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa Road is on the move - but it won't be going far. The current layout... Read More

Phoenix Ruka says he and his wife owe about $18,000 to $20,000 in Working for Families debt, despite always doing their best to ensure that they supplied the... Read More

Six Bay of Plenty squash players are preparing to represent New Zealand in Egypt at the Junior World Championships. Ella Hill, Erin Wyllie and Brooke... Read More

A former New Zealand Ambassador to Japan, Russia, and Turkey has been appointed the new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Hamish Cooper, whose diplomatic... Read More

Got too much of something, or it no longer fits your lifestyle? Too much fruit or veges? Kids grown out of it? Cleaning out the shed? The Rotary Club of Ōtūmoetai... Read More

No one expected them to win. So when the final whistle blew and the Bay of Plenty U18 Lakers boys team were up 10-6 over the Wellington Orcas on the scoreboard,... Read More