Full of excitement and sporting bright orange outfits, more than 700 students from Tauranga and Western Bay primary and intermediate schools took to the... Read More

Ōhope International Golf Club has been fined $38,500 after club volunteers removed more than 500 native trees and shrubs from a coastal dune area. A judgement... 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

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council plans to increase fares for the Baybus OnDemand service in 2025, despite its early success. According to the council, feedback... Read More

Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forwards with concept designs on the way. The new skatepark has been about a decade... Read More

From Sunday, December 1, sections of the Kaituna and Tarawera rivers will have a new 5-knot speed limit. Bay of Plenty Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters said following... Read More

Downtown Mount Maunganui will be engulfed in orange today, as more than 700 primary and intermediate school students march and wave banners in the Road Safe... Read More

People are happier with Tauranga's new council than they were with the commission, a survey shows — but Mayor Mahé Drysdale is not happy with the... Read More

Whitianga is being called on to have its say on how best to improve the town's wharf, waterfront and boating ramp areas, but costs and timelines are yet... Read More

A morning of hands-on learning for 45 Pāpāmoa school students involved some hi-viz, a digger ride or two, and a lesson on what goes into building major roads... Read More

Tauranga City Council is taking legal advice as it considers the next steps for its marine precinct deal after a last-minute injunction halted the sale. The... Read More

New additions to Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park is bringing in a record number of visitors. Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park... Read More