Te Puke kiwifruit growers Blair Dyer and Steve Atkinson have won the Regional Supreme Award at the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Tauranga. Blair... Read More

More people will die in mass shootings if firearms restrictions are rolled back, members of the Muslim community say. It has been six years since a white... Read More

The Tauranga Multicultural Festival will return to the Tauranga Historic Village on Saturday, March 22, offering a vibrant celebration of the region's diverse... Read More

The Echo Walking Festival has stepped up its presence in the region with several new Western Bay of Plenty walking events. The Echo Walking Festival is organised... Read More

Zespri's first charter shipment of the 2025 New Zealand kiwifruit season has set sail from Tauranga bound for Shanghai. The vessel, Kowhai - which was named... Read More

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService said it is a fine day, with Northwesterlies... Read More

With around 450 vehicles on display at Saturday's Autorama Sand n Surf, it wasn't easy to stand out, but Ivan Shannon managed it. Shannon took his Rolls Royce... Read More

When Nicole Storm reached the finish line of her first-ever Ironman, she cried with pride for 30 minutes. 'This was my first Ironman. I came fifth and then... Read More

As temperatures drop and the seasons change, New Zealanders can warm up their kitchens with the best of autumn's fresh fruit and vegetables. Roasted fennel,... Read More

Banks are competing for home loan business with offers of cash - and even some people who stay with their current banks are getting them, brokers say. Glen... Read More

A waterway near Palm Beach Boulevard in Papamoa 'lost its character” after an animal cruelty incident harmed Muscovy and Pekin ducks, a resident claims. On... Read More

Tauranga baker and barista Harriet Campbell is gearing up for another trip to Ukraine with her humanitarian project, Never Alone, to raise awareness of the ongoing... Read More