Expressions of interest are being called for suppliers wanting to fix the Mauao base track section taken out by a slip in April 2017. Tauranga City Council is looking... Read More

A good result overall was the feedback from the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group following this morning's regional alerting system test. The... Read More

Bones found yesterday at the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service's construction site proved to be a false alarm - but also a timely reminder of the area's cultural... Read More

New Zealand food is low in chemical pollutants and is generally sufficiently healthy, says a study released today. The results for the 2016 total diet study show... Read More

Tauranga-based Labour list MP Jan Tinetti is encouraging local animal welfare groups to have their say at an animal welfare hui to be held in Auckland next month.... Read More

The kiwifruit industry remains at a loss as to how to solve its self-described worker crisis. The seasonal labour shortage of 1200 pickers and packers that was announced... Read More

Home schooled students looking for an away-from-home outdoor experience can now sign up to a ‘Two Week Discovery Challenge' at Great Barrier Island following... Read More

More and more retailers are swapping plastic bags for compostable ones - but is it actually better for the environment? The Warehouse Group last week announced it... Read More

The world's biggest literary event for children is coming to the Bay of Plenty, as local super-readers join more than 8000 children worldwide to compete for the... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents are being asked to make sure they are subscribed to receive Civil Defence alerts before the Bay of Plenty CDEM group tests its systems on... Read More

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the magnitude 7.1 Inangahua earthquake and scientists are among those reflecting on how much progress has been made in the... Read More

An urban duck shooter taking shots at water fowl in the swamp near Princess Road today, vanished when police were called. Police were called around 10.30am, after... Read More