Local News
10:54am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
A sea of Santas are set to leave their sleighs behind and dash around the Mount for a great cause. The Great NZ Santa Run - a fundraiser for the Graeme Dingle... Read More
10:52am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
It is the season of giving and that means no one goes without, even our rough sleepers. Homebase educator Juliet Little is asking the public to contribute just... Read More
10:50am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Sirens will be blaring in the region next week, but for an emergency of a more generous nature. Western Bay of Plenty Fire, Police and St John centres and Emergency... Read More
10:49am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
It was 24 hours of retail madness that saw $69.7 million pass through New Zealand's tills on Black Friday. For context, that's $1.5 million more than the crazy... Read More
10:48am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Youth unemployment rates in New Zealand aren't pretty. More than 11 per cent of 15 to 19-year-olds are unemployed - figures that cost the government, and you... Read More
10:47am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Bay of Plenty health campaigner Candy Blackwell, from smokefree organisation Hapainga, says she loves the idea of a possible ban on smoking in cars around children... Read More
10:46am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Greerton Village is gearing up for some Christmas cheer, markets, and a very special visit from two award-winning Kiwis. Mainstreet manager Sally Benning says... Read More
10:45am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
After a season testing himself against the best the WaiBop Premiership has to offer with Papamoa, Liam Molloy is ready to dip his toes in a bigger pond. A much... Read More
10:45am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Listen to Karen Summerhays, of the Te Puke Centre Working Group, and the deal is done - bar licking the stamps. The numbers stack up. 'This town is buying that... Read More
10:44am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
Two Western Bay students are the first recipients of the Waitaha-A-Hei/University of Waikato Scholarships, worth $14,500 each. Te Puke High School's Travis Moke... Read More
10:42am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
It's a cause close to her heart, and now Sarah Bolt is stepping up to volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. 'I started volunteering as I wanted to give back... Read More
10:41am Fri 30 Nov, 2018
It's more about family than a show 'n tell of your classic beauties. The annual toy run has been running for 15 years, and will continue to rev on. The Tauranga... Read More