Local News
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
Colin Hewens and Des Gardiner have spent their fair share of years in the bush. From building tramping huts during the Second World War, to trapping pests... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
Farmers, growers, tradies and their dogs are set to converge on Katikati this weekend as part of a national 'howl of protest”. Groups in more than 50 towns... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
New Zealand's 211 Olympic athletes for the Tokyo games have been announced, with the Bay of Plenty well represented. Our region has the second-highest amount... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
Bay of Plenty Rugby Union has announced a memorandum of understanding with Tonga Rugby Union to exchange ideas, coaches and players. The partnership will allow... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
More learner drivers in the Western Bay of Plenty will get a helping hand thanks to the donation of a new car to the Blue Light driver programme. The car,... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
Man caves have multiple purposes. A place to be alone, to hide out or hang out with male friends while debating politics over a beer, and a place to indulge... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
A self-trained Bay of Plenty weightlifter won gold at the recent 2021 North Island championships. Former Tauranga Boys' College student Xavier Albert, 23, took... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
When Frances Devon found a lump in her breast, it was the last thing she was expecting. There is no history of breast cancer in her family. 'It was a hell... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
A Tauranga woman plans to honour the memory of her husband and support Waipuna Hospice with a 24-hour walk around Mauao. Phil McLean spent the final 24 days of... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
A programme that provides books to children, families and whānau living in the Bay of Plenty has sparked an increase in the number of books in homes. When the... Read More
06:30am Fri 16 Jul, 2021
Books, books, books! The Harbour City Lions are on the hunt for books for their annual book fair, so clear out your cupboards, blow the cobwebs off your bookshelf... Read More
08:00am Fri 09 Jul, 2021
A Welcome Bay couple with mobility issues are unable to get their new council issued rubbish bins up and down their steep driveway, but they're still waiting... Read More