Students in Te Puke High School's special learning unit now have their own purpose-made garden within the school. As part of the wider Seed to Plate project,... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is introducing a vehicle-mounted camera to monitor and enforce parking restrictions in Te Puke. The use of licence... Read More

Te Puke waka ama paddler Nicky Kingi has competed at every IVF Va'a World Distance Championships since they began in 2017. With the exception of 2021, the... Read More

Siblings will be representing the Bay of Plenty in men's and women's rugby for what is believed to be the first time this NPC season. Georgia Broughton was... Read More

Te Puke's community constable is getting his boots on and 'going for a walk”. Aron Wilson-McGrath has been in the role for two months. Unlike some... Read More

In just three years, Te Puke's Steve Fawcett has learned more about edible plants than most of us will know in a lifetime. He admits he might have become... Read More

Taylor Kingi is realistic about her chances of game time in this year's Farah Palmer Cup. At 17, the Te Puke High School student is one of the youngest members... Read More

Many Te Puke residents are armed with more information on how to keep safe - even though the hope is they don't need it. Last Saturday's Neighbourhood Support-organised... Read More

Maketū's Shane Beech feels he has served his apprenticeship and is now ready - albeit belatedly - to step up. Beech spent four terms on the Maketū Community... Read More

Every time it rains, residents of a Western Bay of Plenty neighbourhood watch and wait for the flood waters to rise. They say it's only in the last few years... Read More

Heading to your local Western Bay library to return your books? Now you can drop off your used household batteries at the same time. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

For a club that lasted less than 20 years, there are reminders everywhere in Maketū of the hard work, dedication and community spirit of its Rotary Club members. The... Read More