Woman's body in water at Mount Maunganui not suspicious Monday, 9 May 2022 - 9:53am A woman’s body found in the water off Pilot Bay, near Mount Maunganui is not being treated as suspicious, police said. Read more
Bay of Plenty's Ōmokoroa Rd, SH2 intersection upgrade funding bid progresses Wednesday, 4 May 2022 - 1:20pm A safer solution for a notorious intersection in the Western Bay is a step closer. Read more
Record rents soar to $1000 a week in Tauranga Thursday, 28 April 2022 - 10:06am Rents in Tauranga have broken through the $1000-a-week barrier as properties in the Bay of Plenty remain in short supply and hot demand. Read more
BayTrust Community Amenities Fund applications open for local projects Wednesday, 20 April 2022 - 9:20am Western BOP organisations are invited to apply for up to $500,000 worth of funding to upgrade or build new community assets. Read more
Communities to shape the future of Tauranga peninsula Thursday, 14 April 2022 - 10:33am Peninsula communities in the Tauranga suburb of Ōtūmoetai are being asked what they want the future of their area to look like. Read more
'Main structural element': Beams installed onto Bayfair flyover Tuesday, 12 April 2022 - 10:37am Twelve 54-tonne concrete beams were installed over the weekend at the Bayfair flyover for the Bay Link project. Read more
Ex-tropical cyclone Fili: Heavy rain, strong wind and strong swells predicted for the Bay of Plenty Tuesday, 12 April 2022 - 10:34am Be prepared. That's the plea from Bay of Plenty councils and agencies as ex-tropical cyclone Fili approaches the North Island. Read more
Coastguard calls for volunteer radio operators Thursday, 7 April 2022 - 9:21am As water activities continue to grow in popularity, Coastguard Communications East, based in Tauranga, is now looking to boost numbers to have even more trained Radio Operators next summer. Read more
Tauranga by-election to be held on June 18, after Simon Bridges resigns Thursday, 7 April 2022 - 9:14am A by-election in the Tauranga electorate will be held on Saturday, June 18, so voters can decide who will replace Simon Bridges as the city’s MP. Read more
Local Focus: Moving 120,000 books to 'visually exciting' space Monday, 4 April 2022 - 1:32pm Tauranga City Library's temporary move from Willow St to a "more colourful and visually exciting" site on Devonport Rd is now complete. Read more