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Twilight concerts return to Katikati!

The Katikati Twilight Concerts are back for the 2024 summer season with a fabulous line-up that you won't want to miss! Grab a friend and a ticket and we will see... Read More

R&B and hip-hop chart topping hits live!

When Juicy Fest 2024 comes to Tauranga this summer, it will bring more than a sense of nostalgia through iconic R&B and hip-hop artists of the 1990s and 2000s. It... Read More

Stay fire-safe this summer!

Barbecues bonfires and fireworks, plus caravans, Christmas trees and boats - many of us consider these items as essentials for a classic Kiwi summer! But with... Read More

Checkpoints to police drinking drivers

Police want Bay of Plenty people to be planning their Christmas festivities and holidays, not organising tangi and funerals for loved ones who have died in car crashes. As... Read More

Piano on the Pilot Bay boardwalk

Ten years on from when my painted piano first made its appearance in Pilot Bay over summer, it's still proving to be a focal point for people to connect, have picnics,... Read More

Guest numbers soar at cancer lodge

'I wouldn't be in a proper mental state if the lodge didn't exist,” says Bay of Plenty resident Gareth Gillies. And Gareth, who stays at the Cancer Society's... Read More

Precious cargo of memories on road trip

Tauranga man Scotty Harvey is taking 'Jono' and 'Roger' on a 2500km South Island road trip over Christmas. A spiritual one. Because 'Roger' died in 1995 and 'Jono',... Read More

Serving up free tennis at Pāpāmoa

The EVES Open is back in Pāpāmoa in less than a week - and students at Pāpāmoa Primary School have got the ball rolling! After the success of last year's... Read More

Callout for blood donation amid holiday season

The New Zealand Blood Service has almost 3000 appointments to be filled between now and the end of January in the Bay of Plenty region to meet demand during the... Read More

Te Puna’s ‘heart and soul’ remembered

A woman of conviction who championed her community has left Te Puna in a better place than she found it. Jo Gravit - a former Western Bay of Plenty councillor... Read More

New $122m aquatic centre for Tauranga

Tauranga's Memorial Park will undergo a $128m upgrade including a new aquatic centre featuring three hydroslides. The aquatics centre with bombing pools, splash... Read More

Jazz festival early-bird tickets now on-sale

Early-bird tickets for the 61st National Port of Tauranga Jazz festival are now on-sale - with an incredible line-up of performers ready to a jazz up the town come... Read More