Local News
10:13am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
With red poppies on shop counters and in volunteers' hands across the city, the community is being called on to support those who have served our country. Poppy... Read More
10:10am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
New charges on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road have been labelled 'unfair” and potentially damaging to Pāpāmoa East businesses. Motorists who... Read More
10:08am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Bay of Plenty couple Ken and Frances Elphick will celebrate 75 years of marriage on Tuesday. Still living independently in their 90s, they attribute their long... Read More
10:07am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
The Cancer Society is planning to build a $30 million lodge in Tauranga providing free accommodation, meals and appointment transport for Bay of Plenty cancer... Read More
10:05am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
The Tauranga branch of the New Zealand Red Cross is calling on the community to donate preloved curtains, as its curtain bank faces a shortage. Branch president... Read More
10:04am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Enrolment pop-ups and a community fund are just two ways the Electoral Commission will be supporting people to get enrolled in time for this year's election... Read More
10:02am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Bay of Plenty residents are encouraged to snap up tickets to two live music events at Totara Street this month, which will support victims of the deadly January... Read More
09:58am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Warning: This story includes references to suicide and mental health. After great success at last year's event, Ink for Impact is back and bigger than before. Family-run... Read More
09:57am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Thousands of people are expected to line Tauranga's waterfront when the Great Tauranga Duck Race annual fundraiser returns this Sunday. Organised by the Tauranga... Read More
09:55am Fri 17 Apr, 2026
Tauranga will host one combined Anzac Day civic service this year, with Mount Maunganui not having its own for the first time. There will be several dawn... Read More
01:43pm Fri 10 Apr, 2026
Summerset by the Sea residents and the wider Katikati community can travel back in time on April 19, when a hot rod display revs up to raise funds for the town's... Read More
01:40pm Fri 10 Apr, 2026
Two women who keep the Katikati Toy Library alive and well - in front and behind the scenes - have this month been made life members of the non-profit group... Read More












