Nostalgic melodies and tunes float out on the radio waves, creating foot-tapping beats and smiles across the community. If you have a 'heart and soul for music”... Read More

The Free Public Advocacy Service - which began mid-2022 to provide support for people struggling to be heard or know where to go for help - is opening two new clinics... Read More

Get to Te Puke with your friends and family this Easter Saturday for the EPIC Egg-Stravaganza - Easter Sculpture Trail & Fair! Put on your bunny ears and bound... Read More

Ordain yourself with the 'wonderful disease” of growing orchids at the Annual Orchid Show next week! Hosted by the Bay of Plenty Orchid Society, the show... Read More

Three generations of Betty Hinds' family turned out at Tauranga Airport for her remarkable dive into the start of her nonagenarian decade. Betty's uplifting story... Read More

A year after her eldest child passed away, Carolyn Dickey is keeping her daughter's memory alive through the beautiful dance of ballet. The 78-year-old has danced... Read More

A Bethlehem woman is taking it upon herself to offer an egg-traordinary Easter hunt to youngsters this Sunday at one of the district's well-known landmarks. Jen... Read More

An online fundraising page has been set up for the community to support a Tauranga musician who is battling cancer and is trying to get the United Kingdom for treatment. Chris... Read More

More than 600 secondary students from across Aotearoa will perform in The Wright Family Foundation 46th National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga next week. The... Read More

Rules to help fast-track much-needed housing in Ōmokoroa and Te Puke are now in place. This month Western Bay of Plenty District Council made changes to its... Read More

Nomadic souls in motorhomes, drawn from every corner of the country, are sharing a common passion for the open road. As they set up their lakeside... Read More

Tamarillos, passionfruit, swiss chocolate, vanilla, strawberry…. These are just some of the flavours, the tastes, that will be explored in a brand new... Read More