It's a grey cloudy morning over the Bay. The weather forecast today is for rain developing in the early afternoon, and possibly heavy at times. We also have... Read More

The hunt is on for gardens to include in next year's Tauranga Garden and Art Festival. The Tauranga Garden and Art Festival team is keen to hear from anyone interested... Read More

All winter Frodo the dog has been waiting for his playmate Yoda the tortoise to wake up. Hibernating in his tortoise house at Olive Love's donkey farm in Windermere,... Read More

On Sunday morning, 140 dapper and finely attired riders tweaked moustaches and embarked on the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride. Parking their vintage and classic... Read More

Tauranga-based New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell will be returning to parliament for a second term on his party's list - but this time he will be part of the... Read More

It will be a nervous couple of weeks for Angie Warren-Clark, as she waits to see whether special votes will secure her a place in parliament on the Labour Party's... Read More

She might not have taken the seat of Tauranga, but Labour's Jan Tinetti will still be representing the electorate as a list MP in parliament. Jan improved on previous... Read More

Incumbent National Party MP Simon Bridges has retained his Tauranga seat, receiving 19,111 votes. His nearest rival was Labour's Jan Tinetti, who received 8841... Read More

11.55PM: Todd Muller has won Bay of Plenty, with 100 per cent of the vote counted. Labour's Angie Warren-Clark has come second, while New Zealand First's Lester... Read More

10.50PM: Simon Bridges has won Tauranga, with 100 per cent of the vote counted. Labour's Jan Tinetti has come second, with New Zealand First's Clayton Mitchell... Read More

11.55PM: The National Party has a 10 point lead on Labour, with 46 per cent of the vote to Labour's 35.8 per cent. New Zealand First will be the kingmaker, with... Read More

Mount Maunganui was a sea of purple this morning as hundreds of people gathered at Coronation Park for the Alzheimer's Tauranga Memory Walk. 'We had 250 people... Read More