Barbecues bonfires and fireworks, plus caravans, Christmas trees and boats - many of us consider these items as essentials for a classic Kiwi summer! But with... Read More

Police want Bay of Plenty people to be planning their Christmas festivities and holidays, not organising tangi and funerals for loved ones who have died in car crashes. As... Read More

Ten years on from when my painted piano first made its appearance in Pilot Bay over summer, it's still proving to be a focal point for people to connect, have picnics,... Read More

'I wouldn't be in a proper mental state if the lodge didn't exist,” says Bay of Plenty resident Gareth Gillies. And Gareth, who stays at the Cancer Society's... Read More

Tauranga man Scotty Harvey is taking 'Jono' and 'Roger' on a 2500km South Island road trip over Christmas. A spiritual one. Because 'Roger' died in 1995 and 'Jono',... Read More

The EVES Open is back in Pāpāmoa in less than a week - and students at Pāpāmoa Primary School have got the ball rolling! After the success of last year's... Read More

The New Zealand Blood Service has almost 3000 appointments to be filled between now and the end of January in the Bay of Plenty region to meet demand during the... Read More

A woman of conviction who championed her community has left Te Puna in a better place than she found it. Jo Gravit - a former Western Bay of Plenty councillor... Read More

Tauranga's Memorial Park will undergo a $128m upgrade including a new aquatic centre featuring three hydroslides. The aquatics centre with bombing pools, splash... Read More

Early-bird tickets for the 61st National Port of Tauranga Jazz festival are now on-sale - with an incredible line-up of performers ready to a jazz up the town come... Read More

A Night Before Christmas is back and raring to go this Saturday, December 16, with massive interest once again resulting in all free tickets already snapped up. Artists... Read More

Pets on buses is up for public discussion down south, so would the same go up here in the north? Last week the Transport, Urban Development and Air Quality Committee... Read More