Police will have a visible presence across the region today and Saturday as a gang tangi travels from Rotorua to Ōpōtiki. A large number of gang members and associates from many parts of the country ...

A 16-year-old girl compulsively ate so much of her own hair that surgeons had to remove a giant, shoe-sized hairball from her stomach. The hairball weighed 500g – the same as a block of butter – and ...

The Tauranga and Mount Maunganui RSAs are planning their futures separately after a long-discussed plan to merge the clubs fell through. Mount Maunganui RSA club members will meet this month to ...

Age is no barrier to a good runway “strut”, and a Bay of Plenty retirement village has proved just that as residents took the catwalk for a charity fashion show. From fighter ...

Four title events are being packed into this Saturday night’s Bay Showdown meeting at Baypark Speedway. The busy night has come about with a reshuffling of the speedway calendar ...

International cricket returns to Mount Maunganui this weekend as New Zealand’s men’s and women’s teams prepare to face South Africa in a double-header at Bay Oval. The Black Caps and White Ferns will ...

Significant repair work is underway along State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge after severe weather in January. NZ Transport Agency said the storm caused major damage at nine sites along the ...

Stephen is the beloved husband of Carol, and much-loved father and father-in-law of Callista and Adrien, Gemma and Michael. He is also the adored grandfather of Keelan, Torin, Ryder, Sarah and Ryan ...

To help curb the theft of vehicle number plates, the Tauranga South Community Patrol is bringing back its popular tamper-proof screw day this month. The patrol will be installing tamper-resistant ...

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Margaret can be made online at: waipunahospice.org.nz All messages to the Connor family C/- PO Box 650 Tauranga 3144.

Tauranga City Council elected representatives will be provided with the option to apply for a home security allowance, but most say they do not plan to use it. The Remuneration Authority introduced ...

Darin Maxwell from Ōpōtiki landed the biggest snapper, at 12.03kg, in the history of the 90 Mile Snapper Bonanza back in 2012. It’s about 700km from Ninety Mile Beach to Ōpōtiki, but Bay of Plenty ...