While most kids breeze into A&P shows at 9am, Te Puna's Addison Chan's been awake nearly four hours. The nine-year-old is competing in A&P show equestrian... Read More

Five Bay of Plenty surfers will ride some of the world's best waves against some of the planet's best surfers this weekend in the 2026 World Club Championship... Read More

The Big Bike Film Night 2026 will reignite the passion of Bay of Plenty cycling when it rolls into Tauranga on February 24. The festival, curated by... Read More

A Tauranga-based environmental organisation has diverted four tonnes of waste from landfill last year through its specialist recycling programmes. Envirohub... Read More

The long-time guardian of Tauranga's most treasured historic site, Andrew Gregg, has received this year's Tauranga Centennial Heritage Award - an honour he said... Read More

Tenants chatting in the community garden, cars parked outside their homes and conversations drifting over the fence are signs of a new chapter in inclusive community... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty residents are invited to step into the world of five Katikati gardens on March 1 to inspire about what can be achieved in their own... Read More

The student volunteer army rolled into Waihī Beach last week and rolled up their sleeves to help flood-affected businesses. Five student volunteers... Read More

A kaleidoscope of colour awaits inside the warehouse of New Zealand's only manufacturer of industrial and educational crayons, which are made right here in the... Read More

Hundreds of children and their whānau gathered at Waipuna Park on Saturday, January 31, for a lively carnival celebrating the completion of the Kia Kaha te... Read More

If you're after a fun, action-filled day of surf life saving sports at the beach, mark Saturday, February 14, on your calendar. Pukehina Surf Rescue is hosting... Read More

This weekend marks Elizabeth (Betty) Gilgen's first 100th birthday - her son Phil Gilgen says she has another 100 years to go. Betty's family will mark the... Read More