Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services Inc is celebrating 90 years of operation next month with a weekend jam-packed with activities to showcase the club’s lifesaving history on the sa ...

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A new programme supporting teenage boys growing up without fathers has launched in Tauranga, backed by an $8000 grant from the Bay of Plenty Education Trust. The Big Buddy Group Programme — designed ...

Record crowds flocked to Tauranga for a 10-day arts extravaganza that smashed attendance and ticket sales records, cementing the Tauranga Arts Festival as one of the city’s biggest cultural triumphs.

The NZSO tours its exciting holiday-themed Summer Brass tour from Wellington to Tauranga in December. Photo / Supplied. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) will perform in Tauranga on December ...

Emergency preparedness is taking an inclusive turn in Whakatāne, with the district’s first Emergency Services Open Day set to spotlight accessibility and disability inclusion. Hosted by Whakatāne ...

A Tauranga Lotto player is celebrating after winning $17,708 in Saturday night’s Lotto Second Division draw. The winning ticket was purchased through MyLotto, making Tauranga one of 29 locations ...

The northwesterly wind will drive up temperatures this week. Invercargill looks to rise to 24C on Wednesday,” meteorologist Michael Pawley said. “Christchurch and Hastings are set to get to 27C on ...

Tauranga wildlife experts are urging the city council to extend a Mount Maunganui beach’s dog ban to protect native birds. A year-round ban on dogs at Mount Maunganui’s Shark Alley, prohibiting ...

Melbourne Cup day is upon us. Here are all the details about what you need to know about ‘the race that stops a nation’ at Flemington Track, including who are the favourites to win the cup, when the ...

Guy Fawkes night is coming up. Why do we still celebrate it, and what are the rules around fireworks? Here’s a recap. When and where can I buy fireworks? The sale of fireworks is restricted to just ...

A young Tauranga family with a newborn said they were terrified as hundreds of youths partied and brawled in their street on Saturday night. What began as a private Halloween party on Victory St, ...