Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Facilities in the Community Fund is now open for applications. The contestable fund is available every two years,... Read More

The trust between two Bay of Plenty councils appeared frayed after the councillors spent more than five hours in debates before narrowly agreeing to form a shared... Read More

Wairoa River offers a beautiful rural outlook as traffic enters and exits Tauranga City from the north, but being on State Highway 2 makes it a vulnerable area... Read More

The Tauranga BOP Petanque Club is set to welcome players from across the country this month as it hosts the 2026 Petanque New Zealand National Club Championship... Read More

A sea of yellow is set to bloom in the heart of Mount Maunganui later this year, as Memory Meadows returns to Tauranga for its second year - inviting the community... Read More

There'll be no smatterings of applause from the bleachers on the boundary, no boring playing forward defensive shots. And there will be no 'white flannelled... Read More

Bay of Plenty teenagers are among the young people featured in a New Zealand series launched this month on RNZ and YouTube. Teenage campaigner Jack Karetai-Barrett,... Read More

The second annual Kiwi Kids Bake-Off has been revamped to enable even more budding Bay of Plenty bakers to get involved. Last year 10 primary school-aged... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty residents are being called upon to donate their old, unused or unwanted laptops to local Rotarians, who upgrade and gift them to schools... Read More

Boats full of youngsters hit the water while families traipsed rural landscapes across the district in the 2026 edition of Katikati's Kids Hunting and Fishing... Read More

A photograph taken for a theatre preview more than four decades ago has been given a new lease on life — this time in paint. The image, originally... Read More

A Tauranga dog trainer is teaching children dog safety after reported attacks in the region. Renee Mabey, owner of Neewood Pups, said she had noticed an education... Read More