Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade is made up of men and women who drop everything and run when their pagers go off and the fire siren sounds. But who are these... Read More

What may have looked like an emergency sea rescue over the weekend was, in fact, a well co-ordinated training operation conducted by the Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Improving mental and physical health and creating a sense of belonging, Te Puke Menz Shed is more than just a workshop. It's the life skills, opportunities... Read More

Blood cancer patients, advocates and doctors say the lack of new funding for medicines in the Budget locks in four more years of "denied access and patient harm". There... Read More

A Tauranga man who gave two decades of his life to the Royal New Zealand Navy in the 1960s and 1970s has been honoured this week for his contribution with something... Read More

Kurt Thomson is easy to spot when he's training for his upcoming charity walk. He's the one pounding the pavement wearing a pair of gumboots. The Pāpāmoa... Read More

If you get asked to donate money to Alaska - don't panic, you won't be bankrolling an entire state of America. Bethlehem College student Alaska Shaw, 13,... Read More

Building 'big things” in a small place has won a Mount Maunganui robotics company the top honour at the prestigious NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Syos Aerospace,... Read More

A government decision to means-and-income-test support available to children and younger people, but not alter the eligibility for NZ Super, has prompted questions... Read More

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming says he "strongly denies" any allegations he acted inappropriately in relation to the vetting process for... Read More

Tauranga has proved it knows how to play, with four wins at the 2025 Recreation Aotearoa Parks Awards in Auckland this week. Tauranga City Council walked... Read More

Rotorua has officially lost its 'polluted' air quality status after 15 years of coordinated action by the local community and Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More