Western Bay of Plenty is in for a treat on Waitangi Day this year, with the opportunity to come together and celebrate unity at the Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day... Read More

Two Wander Walks for Western Bay of Plenty pooches - and their owners - remain, with one event coming up next Saturday, February 11, at Waihī Beach. The walks... Read More

A hand rummages in the hat, plucks out a piece of paper and then another! The names on each are read aloud, you look across the room in glee as your eyes lock... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District's four libraries are appealing for people to return, with more than 1.2 million pukapuka (books), magazine, eBooks, eAudio books... Read More

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day dawn service returns to Hopukiore (Mount Drury Reserve) in Mount Maunganui for this year's gathering. The service on Monday, February... Read More

Gourmands hungry for foodie fun have just a few days to wait before the Flavours of Plenty Festival launches its lip-smacking line-up. Ticket sales open the same... Read More

They may have wound up over the ditch, but Pat and Robbie Dixon's love story began here in the Bay of Plenty in the 1950s and it's still going 70 years later. The... Read More

Tauranga residents have until mid-February to have their say on the Government's new Three Waters Reform bills. Tauranga City Council is advising residents that... Read More

The invading forces were massing on both the northern and southern flanks. A classic pincer military manoeuvre to get first crack at the freerange eggs, the giant... Read More

A jam-packed calendar full of free cycling activities across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty is on this February, which is Bike Month. Travel Safe presents... Read More

A golden ball spinning on a pole pursued by a swirling golden dragon in the village green is part of Tauranga's Chinese New Year in February. Behind it a red lion... Read More

Vandalism and littering in the recently upgraded Harrisons Cut carpark and beach access area has upset local residents. A Papamoa resident contacted The Sun after... Read More