Local News
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Two Bay Boardriders will battle the waves in Peru next month when representing New Zealand at the junior world surfing championships. Mount Maunganui surfers... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Bethlehem College has expanded into Ōmokoroa by opening a preschool four months ago and has plans to build a primary school next door, with current schooling... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Ōmokoroa conservation advocate Christina Cleaver has been honoured with the Bay Conservation Alliance Trophy for outstanding contribution to conservation in... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Tauranga's annual celebration of inclusion and community spirit returns this coming week with Celebrate Together 2025 - a free circus-themed festival marking... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
A Wellington man is being hailed for his quick thinking and bravery after paddling into a dangerous rip to rescue a woman who was swept hundreds of metres offshore... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Tauranga Women's Refuge is in the process of piloting a rangatahi programme, called Whakamoeariki, for teen boys focused on creating and strengthening a link... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty get ready - Santa's on his way to spread festive joy by parading through towns next month. Santa is first expected to surface... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Emergency lights and sirens will ring out across Mount Maunganui, Pyes Pā and Ōtūmoetai on Tuesday, December 2, as police, fire, ambulance and emergency management... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Tauranga Terra Cat technician Brenton Page has qualified for the world finals of the Caterpillar Top Tech competition in Las Vegas next year. The heavy diesel... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Tauranga 11-year-old Harry Oxenham refuses to let Type 1 diabetes and cystic fibrosis stop him from eating nine Weet-Bix for breakfast, striving to meet an All... Read More
06:40am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
The Tauranga Opera Forum is set to present an afternoon of operatic favourites at its upcoming fundraising concert, at 3pm on Sunday, November 30, at St Peter's... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Nov, 2025
Kārena and Kasey Bird - in your kitchen, cooking for you. That's the prize on offer for a raffle being run in conjunction with the Te Puke Christmas in the... Read More