Netball and artistic swimming trailblazer Shirley Hooper has been made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the ...

That was the reaction of former Tauranga mayor and humanitarian aid leader Tenby Powell on learning he would be appointed an ...

Professor Jens Mueller, one of New Zealand’s most internationally connected education leaders and a long-time advocate for ...

A host of high achievers from the Bay of Plenty and Lakes regions have been named in the New Year 2026 Honours List. They are ...

In November 2024, a biopsy confirmed that a mole under his left eye was cancerous. He had cancelled his health insurance two ...

With the start of the new year on the horizon, Tauranga and Rotorua have seen a record number of wind gusts in the past 24 ...

Robyn passed peacefully on 25 th December 2025, aged 83 years. Dearly loved wife of Bob for 61 years. Cherished mother of ...

The sun was out for the annual Whakatāne Summercross and the three Altherm JCR Yamaha stars shone bright as they notched up ...

Five people have been taken to Tauranga Hospital after a crash on Turret Rd. Emergency services were called to the crash at ...

Traffic delays are being reported on 15th Ave, Tauranga. A reader has said that there is a three car crash on Turret Rd, near ...

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council killed or contained more than 2000 wallabies as part of its pest control programme in 2024 ...

Aquinas College Year 13 student Lucas Shepherd has been named the second-ever recipient of the FAME Year 13 Performing Arts ...