An 8-week-old baby was airlifted from Whakatāne to Starship children's hospital in 2023 after suffering a traumatic brain injury, rib fractures and intra-abdominal injury. Warning: This story deals ...

A performer at Elemental Events 2024 at Mount Maunganui's Tōtara Street. Photo / Thomas Vincent Producer and director Nicole McCartie said the event is more than just a show. “It’s a collaborative ...

Photo/ Supplied An Armistice Day commemoration will be held next Sunday, November 9, at the Pāpāmoa War Memorial at Stella Place. This will be the first time since the war memorial was established ...

Almost 63,000 Bay of Plenty residents live in locations exposed to flooding from “one-in-100-year” rainfall events, new research led by Earth Sciences New Zealand reveals. This number could increase ...

Passed away at Hodgson House on 29 October 2025, aged 96. Dearly loved husband of Betty. Loved Dad of June, Jan, Ron, Gary, Gail and Kaye. Granddad, great granddad and great-great-granddad. Heartfelt ...

Passed away on Wednesday 22 October 2025 at Bay Sands Village, aged 87. Dearly loved and devoted wife of the late Tom. Loved and treasured mother and mother-in-law of Jennifer and Jeff, Alan and Jenny ...

Peacefully in Tauranga on 31 October 2025 aged 81 years. Loved partner of John Braithwaite for many years and a loving companion to him, sadly missed. Loved brother of Dennis Moore and the late Marion ...

Passed away on 31 October 2025.

Gardens on Wheels is an event anyone can be part of and everyone can enjoy. It’s a showcase of landscape design and artistic fair all in one place, with the only criteria for an entry being that it ...

Health New Zealand is urging immediate action as measles cases continue to rise across the country, with 17 confirmed infections as of Sunday, November 2 — including a new case in Auckland linked to ...

The 19 th Annual Tauranga Harbour City Lions Book Fair – which launches at Tauranga Racecourse next Friday – had modest beginnings. Think of a street stall peddling cakes, sau ...

The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) summer road maintenance programme is in full swing across the Bay of Plenty, with crews scheduled to continue resurfacing and rebuilding roads through to the ...