04:30pm Thu 31 Dec, 2020
LIVE: 12.15am This evening hundreds of people congregated on the Tauranga waterfront, at Papamoa, Mount Maunganui and Matua to watch the midnight fireworks that... Read More
06:00pm Wed 30 Dec, 2020
Local Mount residents Ethan and Natasha Thomson were out cycling leisurely around Mount Maunganui this morning, waiting for their favourite One Tree Bakery to... Read More
06:00pm Sun 27 Dec, 2020
Oropi toddler Mason Gary Lett experienced a winter wonderland surprise this afternoon, right in the middle of a hot humid Tauranga summer. Mason is just... Read More
03:45pm Sun 27 Dec, 2020
Ski Wisnesky and his partner Gloria Wilson were at home in upper Ohauiti when their property became covered in small balls of ice. 'I was standing inside my... Read More
12:00pm Fri 25 Dec, 2020
As many people sit around a table and share a meal, Tauranga MP Simon Bridges and Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Watch... Read More
12:00pm Fri 25 Dec, 2020
Tauranga Labour List MP Jan Tinetti is joining Bay of Plenty Labour List MP Angie Warren-Clark in reaching out to the community to wish everyone a Merry Christmas Angie... Read More
09:27am Thu 24 Dec, 2020
It's hoped the installation of new CCTV camera will end months of having to clean up the mess left behind by a group of youth, who have been using Horoipia... Read More
08:20am Thu 24 Dec, 2020
A very special kind of Christmas cheer came riding into the Tauranga Hospital carpark this week. Santa, Papa Moa and his friends arrived on their sleigh... Read More
03:00pm Wed 23 Dec, 2020
The Birds of Lumos giant Kiwi's light and art installations in Red Square is contributing to an increase in business for restaurants, bars and shops in the cbd... Read More
09:22am Wed 23 Dec, 2020
Firefighters are anticipating they will still be fighting the Matakana Island's blaze towards the New Year, as it continues to spread underground. The 'tumultuous”... Read More
12:45pm Sun 20 Dec, 2020
Update, 2.45pm: NZ Police advise that State Highway 2 at Karangahake Gorge has now been reopened following a cycling incident there earlier. Police thank motorists... Read More
08:30am Sun 20 Dec, 2020
Fire crews are heading back over on a barge to Matakana Island this morning to continue battling a blaze that flared up yesterday. About 1pm on Saturday a large... Read More