Local News
04:15pm Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
02:13pm Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
10:14am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:45am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:10am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:08am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:07am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:06am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
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
09:05am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
Music, dance, food and storytelling from around the world will take centre stage at the Te Puke Festival of Cultures tomorrow. The free festival on June 6... Read More
09:02am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
Residents are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and help restore native dune habitat at a community planting day at Dotterel Point Reserve, Pukehina,... Read More
09:00am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
Bright-coloured projectiles will be furiously flying in TECT Park this Sunday as a speed-focused paintball contest draws entrants from across the North Island. After... Read More
08:58am Fri 05 Jun, 2026
Business leaders, innovators and curious professionals are invited to explore the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence, which will also support... Read More












