Hidden in a hillside above Te Puna is something you would never expect to find on a working farm. Step through curved wooden doors and you enter an underground... Read More

Winter is finally here. A chill has started to nip the air, the evenings swiftly dip into darkness and there's one thing I'm missing … the best hot chocolate... Read More

Excitement is building in a Tauranga suburb as a festival - to debut this month - will bring a burst of colour, culture and community storytelling to residents... Read More

Matariki is widely recognised as a time for reflection. It provides an opportunity to celebrate shared history and to look ahead with intention, while acknowledging... Read More

The curves and bowl of Katikati's skatepark will be transformed with street art at the hands and imaginations of local youth this month. Katikati Open Air... Read More

Major upgrades to a key stretch of Ōmokoroa Rd have been completed, marking the end of the first stage of works between State Highway 2 and Prole Rd. Traffic... Read More

Retain, relocate or remove: that is the question Western Bay of Plenty District Council is putting to the community as it seeks feedback on the future of... Read More

A shipping container terminal at the northern entrance to Katikati, which the community called an 'eyesore”, is moving to Hamilton. Former site owner... Read More

Veterans and their families in Tauranga and the Western Bay now have a dedicated place to seek support after the opening of the Western Bay Support Centre in... Read More

More than 75 pupils from Waihī Beach School have created fish sculptures from discarded waste as part of a hands-on environmental art project highlighting plastic... Read More

Emerging opera singers and a rising national talent will take centre stage at a Tauranga Opera Forum Trust concert next month. The concert will be held at... Read More

New aerial footage has captured the growing scale of the Takitimu North Link Stage 1 project, as work nears the end of another construction season. The... Read More