Four seasons of perseverance were rewarded with a convincing Baypark Speedway feature race win for Formula 2 Midget Car racer Troy Jeffries (Auckland) on Saturday... Read More

The second Gardens on Wheels event in Te Puke on Sunday, November 16, was a success despite being a little low key. It was a competition for gardens of different... Read More

'The word ‘sorry' would have gone a long way,” a judge has told a woman whose driving on the way home from Rhythm and Vines caused a crash... Read More

Police are working to recover a body in the water near Chapel St in Tauranga. It comes after people reported a heavy police presence in the area this morning,... Read More

It looks like Katikati's most iconic sculpture won't be home for Christmas on the main street this year. The sculpture of ‘Barry, the Relaxed Typical... Read More

Police are asking for help finding a man missing from Rotorua. Hemi, 29, was reported missing from Ōwhata on Saturday evening, police said today. He was... Read More

The 2025 Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal is off to an 'amazing” start, giving the Tauranga Community Foodbank team a boost in the busy run-up... Read More

A person has been assaulted at a Tauranga business this morning. Police were called to an address on Cameron Rd at 5.20am. A police spokesperson said an... Read More

Ballance Agri-Nutrients' decision to end its Mount Maunganui manufacturing operations is an opportunity to reconsider other heavy industries in the area, a marae... Read More

State Highway 2 is closed while emergency services attend a crash near Te Puna. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Loop Rd at around... Read More

A surge in afternoon rescues at Mount Maunganui on Saturday has prompted renewed safety warnings from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, after shifting sandbanks,... Read More

Rescuers hacked through dense bush to reach an injured teen kayaker in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday night, carrying him to safety up a steep track through... Read More