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03:00pm Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Driftwood Eco Tours are offering to take people somewhere unique, where they'll feel like one of the locals. With more than 20 years of building relationships... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
The first Barket is set to be hosted in the Bay of Plenty - and dog-lovers are invited to gather in the Mount for the canine-product market hosted by eager business... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
The sold-out sign has officially gone up for the AVIS Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic's upcoming ANZ Premiership home game in Tauranga against the Central Pulse... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
A coffee roastery in Tauriko is helping brew a better future for Fijian villages, one bean at a time, thanks to the passion of a Tauranga family. What began... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Envirohub's upcycled clothing challenge is back to divert clothing from the landfill and turn it into something fit for a runway. The designs of 63 Bay of... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Life's full of surprises - but none quite as sweet as the giant kūmara unearthed at Carmel Retirement Village in Ohauiti by Ted Schischka. 'I put the spade... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Teams working to prevent the spread of myrtle rust detected on Mauao in Mount Maunganui are warning people to stay away from pōhutukawa trees on the mountain. Myrtle... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
'I think it was probably 11-12 o'clock the night before,” said Lesley Rutherford. 'The skies just opened up and so much water came down it had nowhere... Read More
09:00am Fri 11 Jul, 2025
Matahui School 'went to war” and remained open thanks to the tireless efforts of parents and the school community, according to principal Mary Woods. The... Read More
09:00am Thu 10 Jul, 2025
Billed as New Zealand's 'finest family band” as well as having deep Tauranga roots, The Harmonic Resonators are set to bring their signature sound of soaring... Read More
09:00am Mon 07 Jul, 2025
Tauranga's harbourmaster has taken swift action after learning large ships were using a risky shortcut in the area where the Rena grounding caused New Zealand's... Read More
09:00am Mon 07 Jul, 2025
Five Bay of Plenty Steamers players have been selected in the Māori All Blacks, four of whom will take the field again tomorrow, Saturday July 5, this time... Read More