For families facing illness, financial hardship, grief or the demands of caring for young children, something as simple as a ready-made meal can make a world... Read More

People seeking help at Tauranga Hospital's Emergency Department now have access to a new kind of support - one built on lived experience, empathy and connection. Peer... Read More

From near-empty boat ramps during Covid to becoming one of the country's fastest-growing junior sailing hubs, Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club is enjoying one... Read More

Tauranga BMX Club is racing to secure the final funding needed to repair its damaged track and safeguard the future of BMX competition in the city. The club... Read More

When Jan de Faye got behind the servery inside one of Katikati's local churches in 2021 she probably had no idea that she'd go on to help cook up 200... Read More

A Katikati volunteering community leader is seeking urgent local support to keep the town's youth employment programme going after it couldn't secure a contract... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has pared back a proposed rates increase to 5.1% for existing ratepayers. The revised figure is down from the 8.13%... Read More

After more than five decades of keeping birds, Tauranga Bird Club vice president Richard Hindrup is still as passionate about budgies as he was when he received... Read More

This winter a new campaign is being rolled out across the Bay of Plenty to bring a shared focus on what positive behaviour looks like in sport for tamariki (children)... Read More

A young volunteer who once kept to himself is now helping shape the grounds at Waipuna Hospice - and is encouraging others to step outside their comfort... Read More

More than 22,000 pieces of feedback from across the Western Bay are now influencing how the district will grow and change during the next 30-50 years. Western... Read More

Bethlehem College music director Kelly Hayward has spent 20 years shaping young musicians in the Bay of Plenty. This month she steps into new territory, making... Read More