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

Santa's grotto has popped up on Grey St, a gingerbread house at Red Square, and oversized Christmas crackers and gift boxes, to encourage a festive feel for the... Read More

Changepoint Church has been running their Christmas Lights event for more than two decades - and this year they're ramping it up to provide an incredible Christmas... Read More

You can play all day but you can't park all day. Chipmunks Playland & Café customers at Chapel St shopping Centre have been receiving fines of up to $85... Read More

They've been training spritely dogs at Links Avenue Reserve for more than 30 years. Now they will have to shift from their green space to make way for developments... Read More

There's only two certified snooker coaches in New Zealand - and one lives right here in the Bay of Plenty. Arthur King has been a snooker coach for the last... Read More

Charlotte and Ariana couldn't name a famous cricketer. But 10-year-old Ivy thought she could. 'I feel it could be someone with the last name Williams, or... Read More