A group of eight GirlGuiding rangers from around the Bay of Plenty are preparing to head to Japan next year. The rangers are from three units - four from... Read More

The Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) has been detected for the first time in the Bay of Plenty region. A single shrimp was captured in a trap... Read More

A local expert fears that Tauranga's most at-risk families will suffer from the closure of Parents Centre Aotearoa Trust creating uncertainty around the future... Read More

An official handover of a Christmas tradition stretching back two decades has happened in Welcome Bay. New owners of Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, Dr Hannah Bain... Read More

The first people audiences see in Tauranga Repertory Theatre's production of Nell Gwynn aren't actors. In an unusual move, musicians are seated on stage for... Read More

Three Tauranga authors have scored a hat trick, with all three winning Notable Book Awards. Rachel Weston, Susan Brocker and Angie Belcher were winners at... Read More

A thrilling new race format has come to Tauranga for locals to try out and see how long they can last. Held at McLaren Falls Park on December 14, Rockys Backyard... Read More

Dust off your togs and perfect those bombs for the Tauranga Moana Manu Champs this Saturday, December 7 from 10.30am-4.30pm. For the first time, the annual... Read More

Tauranga's beloved Christmas in the Park event is back this year, bringing a day of fun, food, and festive spirit to Soper Reserve at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. But... Read More

Here's to smoother travelling over the holiday season with people driving on a number of newly sealed roads! Contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty... Read More

Backyard trappers are being reminded to keep leg-hold traps off the ground to protect Coromandel kiwi from injury or death. Department of Conservation Senior... Read More

UPDATE: Police have recovered the body of a person from the water off Pāpāmoa Beach Road, in Pāpāmoa. A member of the public discovered the person in... Read More