Three sets of traffic lights out on SH25

UPDATE: Three sets of temporary  traffic lights are out after an incident earlier this morning. Police were notified by a traffic control coordinator... Read More

Javier Gomez creates triathlon buzz

One of the world’s greatest triathlete’s will be at Mount Maunganui, taking part in the Port of Tauranga Half, presented by Compressport. Javier... Read More

Top athletes in town

Mount Maunganui residents can expect to run into some of the nation’s favourite sports people on their streets, this month. A number of high calibre... Read More

Review on traffic and speed in Whakatane

Tighter restrictions on heavy vehicles parking and travelling through urban areas in the Whakatane region are some of many key changes being proposed... Read More

CBD gas leak stopped

A gas leak that resulted in some CBD streets blocked to traffic, and reversed traffic flows down one way streets, has been stopped. The gas leak was from... Read More

Bay battle sites go global

New Zealanders living abroad will soon be able to set foot on home soil without having to cross the border, thanks to a new ANZAC memorial in New South... Read More

Bayfair to Baypark preparation work

Preliminary works on the $120m Bayfair to Baypark project will continue mostly at night next week, with traffic delays expected from Sunday evening. Contractors... Read More

A bigger and better event for all

One of the world’s leading reggae music festivals and the nation’s favourite festival experience, One Love, returns to Tauranga this summer. Festival... Read More

Call for Katikati bypass to stand alone

Katikati Community Board chair Jenny Hobbs says the community doesn’t want the Katikati bypass to get “tangled up” in a debate about... Read More

Prime Minister announces she's pregnant

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have today announced that they are expecting their first child in June.  “We’re... Read More

$1 million Lotto win a dream come true

  A Bay of Plenty man will be kicking off the New Year with a bang after snapping up the top prize of $1 million in Lotto’s Christmas Promotion.  The... Read More

Smell of gas reported in Tauranga CBD

UPDATED: 11.45am:The search for the gas leak on The Strand is focussing on the intersection of Hamilton Street and The Strand. The intersection is taped... Read More

Confidence in Bay economy falling

Economic confidence in the Bay of Plenty has fallen through the floor, according the Westpac Regional Economic Confidence survey results released today. The... Read More

Elms Garden receives national honour

The Elms Tauranga has begun 2018 with outstanding news - the garden has received a prestigious honour. The New Zealand Gardens Trust has registered... Read More

More rain to spread across Tauranga

Welcome to World Popcorn Day! In today’s weather we are expecting occasional rain, easing from the afternoon but remaining mostly cloudy. Also northerlies.  It’s... Read More