If you’re after a fun, action-filled day of surf life saving sports at the beach, mark Saturday, February 14, on your calendar. Pukehina Surf Rescue is hosting the 2026 Harris Cup Invitational ...

Gilgen’s first 100th birthday - her son Phil Gilgen says she has another 100 years to go. Betty’s family will mark the first occasion with style – she’ll take a birthday drive in her favourite classic ...

Today, Katikati’s second annual Te Rā o Waitangi Whānau Festival (Waitangi Day Family Festival) will take place at the Haiku Reserve from 11am to 3pm. The free, family-friendly event is open to ...

MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane told the Bay of Plenty Times that only “Sunday looks like it may have a very small chance for a shower, but the rest of the weekend looks to stay dry”.

A Tauranga College Girls’ student has been treated for minor injuries after a crash involving a car and truck earlier today. Emergency services responded to the incident at about 8.50am on 22nd Ave, ...

New Zealand has just named its team to contest the Oceania Women’s Motocross Championships in Australia next month. The event, scheduled for Wonthaggi, south of Melbourne, on the weekend of March ...

A Pāpāmoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well, police say. Nicola O’Connor’s house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the Lower Kaimai area on Tuesday. Search and rescue ...

Waitangi Weekend is forecast to be mostly settled, but forecasters warn the weather could still throw a “spanner in the works”. Niwa meteorologist Chester Lampkin told the Bay of Plenty Times the ...

Police are seeking the public’s help to find missing Pāpāmoa woman Nicola O’Connor. Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke said her house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the Lower Kaimai area ...

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A new Bay of Plenty lifejacket rule expected to be in effect by mid-2025 has been put on hold. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council decided to make wearing lifejackets mandatory whe ...