Five candidates have put their names forward to contest a Bay of Plenty Regional Council byelection to fill the vacant Eastern Bay general constituency seat. The... Read More

Two-way traffic will return to Ōropi Rd tomorrow after Tauranga City Council completed the first phase of a major slip repair. The southbound lane between... Read More

A brief spell of unusually mild winter weather is giving way to more typical July conditions across the North Island, with Bay of Plenty residents set to enjoy... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents are being asked to weigh in on proposed speed limit changes for two stretches of State Highway 29, with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi... Read More

The Ōpōtiki mayor has come out batting for an Eastern Bay unitary council over his district merging with either Gisborne or Western Bay and Tauranga. David... Read More

A man created a fake landlord, invented tenancies and forged rental documents to claim money from a government hardship scheme, while some would-be tenants... Read More

Two men have been arrested and charged after a vulnerable Bay of Plenty man was allegedly defrauded of a significant amount of money in an elaborate scam. According... Read More

Kiwifruit growers are being urged to remain vigilant about biosecurity as winter replanting and new orchard development activities get underway across the country. Kiwifruit... Read More

Bay of Plenty-Coromandel Rural Women continues to expand its reach, with regional leader Mary Nowotarski leading a year of celebration, connection and growth. Nowotarski... Read More

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has been selected for an international leadership programme run by Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Drysdale... Read More

Residents of Ōmokoroa Country Club are settling into a new clubhouse that owners say brings the village's 'sense of community” to life after months of... Read More

One Tauranga Lotto player is celebrating after scoring a share of Powerball Second Division in Wednesday night's draw. Twenty-one players nationwide won $17,028... Read More