Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a cloudy day, with... Read More

Fares are set to rise for an on-demand bus service in Tauranga, despite its popularity. From 2025, the adult fare will be $5 per trip or $4 for those with... Read More

A local support service says some superannuitants on fixed incomes are foregoing meals to cope with the rising costs of living. The Bay of Plenty... Read More

Christmas is nearing, and all through the Bay, sick children with cancer are wondering if they'll receive a gift on Christmas Day. Do not worry, though, because... Read More

Thirteen Year 5-6 Mount Maunganui Primary School students who often begged their coaches for more practice time have been crowned 2024 Jump Jam national champions. The... Read More

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

A Royal New Zealand Air Force firefighter who was at the forefront of lifesaving actions during last year's Auckland floods, and been key in improving RNZAF... Read More

Pyes Pā's Good Local pub is poised to reopen several months after an early-morning electrical fire in the kitchen forced it to close. 'It's been a long road,... Read More

In January 2016, Francisko Du Plessis was diagnosed with heart failure. Du Plessis was living in South Africa at the time of his diagnosis and was in and... Read More

Police continue to take enforcement action around the country in response to breaches of the Gangs Act, seven days in to the new law taking effect. 27 November... Read More

Fourteen people have been arrested, and a vehicle and two firearms seized, following gang activity after a funeral in Tauranga today. Bay of Plenty Police... Read More

Residents of a rural Rotorua community have taken a public stand against plans for a local facility for ex-prisoners reintegrating into society. There... Read More