Downtown Tauranga has launched the Trustpower Photographic Competition and Exhibition for the third year in a row, and is now seeking entries with a prize pool... Read More

Waihi Beach ratepayers will be well-served when it comes to tackling Western Bay of Plenty District Council on local issues, with two groups now vying to represent... Read More

He is just 18, but actor Ethan Hahunga already has a remarkable ability to portray older characters on stage. The Tauranga Boys' College Year 13 student's most... Read More

Plants, food, music and fundraising will go hand-in-hand at Te Puna Quarry Park's annual Quarryfest this weekend. The festival - on Sunday, November 11, from... Read More

Every Armistice Day and ANZAC Day, Olive Love remembers all of the animals that lost their lives during the World War One. She hangs giant poppies on her barn... Read More

It is a story about willpower, wants, an uncompromising moggy with a malevolent Rasputin stare, and his unflinching, no-nonsense owners. Letitia and Colin wanted... Read More

If you're getting a new Christmas tree this year, but don't know what to do with your old one, then help is at hand thanks to a local charity. This year, Arms... Read More

They wander down the gangplank, often forgotten. They're invisible men, lonely men. They're merchant seamen, and when they land back on terra firma they walk... Read More

Multiple noise complaints are threatening the Greerton community's use of its local hall, and a childcare centre is having to take costly measures to tackle noise... Read More

Tauranga residents will have a chance to walk for those who no longer can this weekend, at the annual Walk 2 D'Feet Motor Neurone Disease. Motor Neurone Disease... Read More

Ill-feeling is simmering in Katikati, and there has even been talk of 'civil disobedience'. The proposed Katikati bypass has been put on the back-burner and,... Read More

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of our region at the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival this month. With 70 beautiful gardens and more than 50 artists,... Read More