Local News
10:48am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
'I've been growing orchids 61 years. My mother Rose gave me a plant the year I was married,” Bay of Plenty Orchid Society member Diane Hintz says. Admittedly,... Read More
09:05am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
It's time to dress up in your best fungi-inspired costume and visit a fascinating world of fungi, when Fungi Fest returns to Tauranga this month with a... Read More
09:05am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
Property owners in the Western Bay will be receiving updated information about the value of their properties this week. The district's latest rating valuations... Read More
09:03am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
Aongatete youngster Makaira Adamson can't wait for next weekend to arrive. She's been watching her parents Scott and Sarah Adamson accumulate a massive... Read More
09:00am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
A sense of community pride and inclusion filled Waihī Beach last Saturday as people gathered to celebrate the official opening of a new high-needs accessible... Read More
08:59am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
Senior secondary students from across the Bay of Plenty will take to the stage next week to share their perspectives on race relations in New Zealand in 2026's... Read More
08:57am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
If you think you're seeing double at Otūmoetai Primary School, you're probably right. The Tauranga school has 13 sets of twins on the roll and a 14th pair... Read More
08:56am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
A Tauranga robotics team is gearing up for the world stage after clinching silver at the 2026 VEX Robotics National Championship. Ōtūmoetai College's OATs... Read More
08:54am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
The Government has agreed on the scope and membership for its inquiry into the deadly landslides in Tauranga, with a report expected by December. Eight people... Read More
08:51am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
For Liam and Mandy Ryan, the sound of jazz in Tauranga isn't just music - it's generations of young people finding their place. For more than a decade, the... Read More
08:50am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
Tauranga locals are being encouraged to dress up in costume and explore by bike or on foot through one of the city's most treasured natural spaces as part of... Read More
08:47am Fri 20 Mar, 2026
Runners and walkers will lace up for a cause later this month as the Flight of the Kōkako Trail Run returns to Te Ranga. The event, based at Te Ranga Hall... Read More












