This month New Zealand Blood Service is hosting mobile donation drives across the Bay of Plenty to continue to meet demand throughout the busy holiday season. NZBS... Read More

The Heart Foundation is calling on Kiwis to gift a couple of hours of their time next February to volunteer as a Big Heart Appeal street collector and raise... Read More

'It's beautiful.” A grown man is purring over a toy. 'For a start, it's not a toy. It's a model. Even says so on the box.” Mildly offended,... Read More

Tauranga City Council will soon be asking residents how they want water services delivered for the next 30 years as part of aligning with the Government's Local... Read More

Mount Main Beach is a great place for seasoned entertainers 'London and Mousch' to practise their skills ahead of the 141st Tauranga A&P Lifestyle Show at Tauranga... Read More

Lewis Hall isn't making waves; he's gliding right across them after recently taking up the exhilarating sport of wing foiling. 'I've always loved water sports,”... Read More

A new scam masquerading as the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is making the rounds in Tauranga, asking people to pay late road toll fees. It contains an... Read More

The annual Te Puna Speed Shear will take place this Saturday at the Point Ale House in Whakamārama, marking the event's 24th year. It cements its status... Read More

A group of eight GirlGuiding rangers from around the Bay of Plenty are preparing to head to Japan next year. The rangers are from three units - four from... Read More

The Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) has been detected for the first time in the Bay of Plenty region. A single shrimp was captured in a trap... Read More

Three Tauranga authors have scored a hat trick, with all three winning Notable Book Awards. Rachel Weston, Susan Brocker and Angie Belcher were winners at... Read More

It's where the future generation of brass instrument performers go to learn. And the more experienced members of Tauranga City Brass Auxiliary Band are helping... Read More