Kiwifruit growers Mark and Catriona White and their Coastal Kiwis orchard have won the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Ten years ago, the couple... Read More

Tourists spent a record $1 billion in the Coastal Bay of Plenty last a target that was not expected to be hit for another 12 years. According to Ministry of Business,... Read More

Tauranga born-and-bred, Carlin O'Neill has been honoured by the Royal New Zealand Air Force as their Airman of the Year. The acting sergeant is the second person... Read More

Greerton Village is humming with new businesses moving into the area. The growth in the retail community is sparking a vibrancy which was clearly apparent at Wednesday... Read More

Ten sites around the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty will be giving away $40,000 early this year for Z's Good in the Hood - that's $4000 per site. The programme... Read More

Derek Winter is a name known among many old school Mount Maunganui surfing circles. While his surname might suggest the opposite, he's all about everything to do... Read More

Stuff is planning to sell or close some of its smaller community and rural papers. Chief executive Sinead Boucher says 28 mastheads will be affected as part of... Read More

Former TECT trustees have come out both for and against the proposal to scrap the TECT cheque, while submissions on the proposal have exceeded 2000. In a letter... Read More

A Tauranga-based company is the latest to provide aid to badly affected farming communities in Tonga, following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gita. Heilala... Read More

Coming out at 50 is no less terrifying than coming out as a teenager, says a Tauranga woman offering help and advice to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender... Read More

They're impromptu car yards - pop-up car yards - and they're happening on grass verges at various strategic spots around town. They're the work of private car sellers... Read More

Trustpower will go directly to the public over the proposal to cancel the TECT cheque after TECT declined the local energy company's offer to participate in public... Read More