Police are scaling back the search for two missing people following last week’s eruption on Whakaari / White Island to a local-led operation. Police... Read More

The summer period is a perfect time to take a well-deserved break and head off on holiday. During the Christmas period, many businesses shut down for... Read More

The New Zealand Water Polo 14 and under national championships have been taking place this week. The national competition is running from December... Read More

  Curate Church’s annual Gift of Groceries initiative is set to take place today, which will see more than 1200 grocery bags being handed... Read More

A woman who fears she has cancer has been trespassed from the Waikato District Health Board and is now in the United States trying to get a second opinion... Read More

A variety of sports are represented by the 24 sportspeople who have received a BayTrust athlete, coach or officials scholarship in the final round for... Read More

A Bay of Plenty school has picked up a major win at the national finals of the Tahi Rua Toru Tech in-school challenge this year. As part of the Tahi... Read More

It’s hoped more Kiwis will be opting to include a colourful grazing platter packed with delicious fresh produce as their centrepiece for this year’s... Read More

Ownership of 11 Mission Street will be transferred to the Otamataha Trust, subject to a lease to the Elms Foundation. The Tauranga City Council voted... Read More

The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown acted inconsistently with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to undertake a sufficient overlapping... Read More

A thunderstorm watch has been put in place for the Bay of Plenty region. The watch also covers Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel... Read More

A variety of wildlife inhabiting the Pukehina shoreline, saltmarsh and estuary area are dangerously threatened by roaming dogs at this time of year as... Read More

  Artists are invited to signal their interest in being part of the BOP Garden and Art Festival.   Festival director, Marc Anderson, recently... Read More

  From growing up in Tauranga to staring in reality TV show Below Deck, some would say Aesha Scott is living the dream.   She has been... Read More

New Zealand has observed a one-minute silence to remember the victims of last week's eruption on Whakaari/White Island. The minute of silence was... Read More