A New Zealand-led naval task force has made its highest value drug bust of the year, seizing $1 billion worth of drugs in the Middle East. Among the seized... Read More

Police are urging road users to put safety first this King's Birthday weekend. Those who don't should expect to see red and blue lights. The number of... Read More

It is rather fitting that Bay of Plenty-Coromandel Rural Women is closing in on 100 members as the national organisation reaches its century. Regional leader... Read More

The Tauranga Arts Festival is to become an annual event. Festival general manager Sarah Cotter said moving the event from a biennial to an annual festival... Read More

The upper North Island sees squally thunderstorms with very gusty winds and hail as a low-pressure system crosses quickly overhead today. MetService has a... Read More

Big Buddy Tauranga is about to launch its new group programme for teenage boys aged 14 to 17. Starting in term three this year, the group... Read More

The Ōtūmoetai Pool, an 'amazing community asset” that was slated for closure, will stay open and be upgraded. The decision was made at Tauranga City Council... Read More

As Moving Day approaches this Saturday, it's a busy and significant time of the year for the dairy farming community in the Bay of Plenty. The first day of... Read More

Two women charged over the death of 8-year-old Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa face new charges that cover further alleged child abuse. Maya Hati, 25, and... Read More

Slips have closed State Highway 25 in the Coromandel. The road is closed between Ruamahunga and Tapu in the Coromandel Peninsula due to two slips that... Read More

The vibrant and eclectic window display at Epic Health Medical Practice, a holistic health community hub at 1298 Cameron Rd, has taken first place in the Greerton... Read More

More than 260 birdies and about $15,000 raised - that is the final scorecard a Tauranga dad and his friends handed in after 24 hours of non-stop indoor... Read More