The Tauranga Hockey Centre is entering a transformative new chapter, with its latest upgrade delivering fresh turf, modern ...

Two popular waterfront businesses will be homeless from next month when the old wharf shed building they have leased for more ...

A plan to allow commercial fishers to land and sell 19 reef fish species caught as bycatch in two fishing zones around the top of the North Island has been abandoned by the Oceans and Fisheries ...

A Tauranga man has been sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment for tax and Covid-related offending after obtaining more than $80,000 he wasn’t entitled to. Vincent Reynolds was handed the punishment at ...

TROON, Ella Phyllis ...

Raglan’s Alani Morse triumphed at the New Zealand Women’s Surfing Festival, winning the Open Women’s Division at Pauanui, the third stop on the NZ Surf Series for 2026. The 15-year-old New Zealand ...

A Bay of Plenty mum is turning her daughter’s journey into a community movement this World Down Syndrome Day. On Saturday, locals are invited to walk 2.1km as part of “Step Up ...

Gordon Dickson knew perfectly well what he was doing when he slipped a red suitcase through the automatic doors of the Whakatāne District Council building, sparking a bomb scare, a judge has ruled. In ...

Melissa has metastatic breast cancer, and Grayson has incurable kidney disease. Verron Tarawa faces losing his wife and son. Melissa Tarawa has metastatic breast cancer, and their 10-year-old Grayson ...

Tokoroa boxer Jadene Treadaway will get a second shot at the New Zealand national (Pro Box NZ) lightweight title this weekend. She will take on Cambridge’s Macy Smith as part of the Iron Fist 20 event ...

Community events across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty are set for a major boost, with the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund confirmed for another three years. More than $1 million in ...

Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club has cemented its place at the top of New Zealand surf lifesaving, powering to a commanding back-to-back national championship victory at the 2026 New Zealand Surf ...