Western Bay of Plenty Police have established a temporary community base at Bayfair to provide increased visibility and reassurance to the community. 'We... Read More

With temperatures this week in the high 20s, Mount Maunganui's beaches have been packed with people cooling off in the surf and enjoying the cloudless days. ... Read More

A conservation group working in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is producing positive results with the population of one of New Zealand's iconic birds, but also has... Read More

Mountie is back at the Mount, reappearing just before Christmas, much to the delight of all those who have been posing for a photograph with him. The statue... Read More

Olivia Burne has defended her crown as Queen of Mount Maunganui in a 4.5 kilometre Boxing Day race to the summit of Mauao. The Auckland athlete completed the... Read More

Tauranga resident Cynthia Richardson has celebrated her 100th birthday and was able to enjoy it with most of her family around her thanks to the internet. ... Read More

Surf Lifeguards around the country are bracing themselves for what could be the busiest lifesaving season on record as New Zealanders face a summer without the... Read More

With 2020 done and dusted, for a lot of people it is a year they want to forget but for others it has brought joy and self-realisation. Anita Read is a dog sitter... Read More

An unassuming blue shed that fronts the water on Dive Crescent has seen its last day and has been demolished recently. The shed, which was formerly a Harbour... Read More

Reports of theft, assault and intimidation launched a Mount Maunganui community into action last month. The 'Make Arataki Safe Again' Facebook group rocketed... Read More

In the first of our Beyond the Backyard series, Mathew Nash heads to Orokawa Bay. Relaxing under the shade of Pohutukawa trees, white sand receding to calm lapping... Read More

After the year that 2020 was people are asking the deeper questions. With all of that soul searching going on, we ask Ross Horton from Mount Maunganui Baptist... Read More