11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (88+ words) SunLive BOP nurses get boost from $1m scholarship fund The Southern Cross Nursing Scholarship Programme will provide six scholarships annually for Bachelor of Nursing ākonga (students) at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. Financial and professional support is being provided to the…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (705+ words) Councils in and around New Zealand’s most-tolled city, Tauranga, are backing an idea to receive a share of tolling revenue to put towards wear on local roads. Parliament is considering legislation that would allow toll revenue to be used to…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (126+ words) A Tauranga man has been charged in relation to damage to political hoardings in Pāpāmoa. Police say reports were received after hoardings were damaged on Parton Rd at about 6.30am on Thursday. About 30 hoardings of various kinds were reported damaged across…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (173+ words) The vehicle spiked by police in Te Puna this morning came to a stop after hitting a traffic island. A car was spiked by police in Te Puna this morning, ending what a witness says was a lengthy pursuit. The…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (223+ words) Army of Aunties, finalists in the heart of the community category last year, took home the 2026 People’s Choice Award. Nominations have opened for the 2027 Western Bay Community Awards. The annual prizegiving recognises people, groups, events and projects that make a…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (455+ words) A new $1.3 million pontoon will soon grace the Whitianga shoreline, but it’s all the upgrades the waterfront will get in the near future. The anticipated Esplanade redevelopment project, which included a new public pier, was recently cancelled by the Mercury…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (793+ words) Despite the cost of growing a maize silage crop rising about 30% in the past four years, growers are told they should not be tempted to cut corners, which could result in a reduced yield. “When you are growing a high-cost,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (288+ words) Toy Librarian Sandy Goode inside the Katikati Community Toy Library, which looks amazing with the newly-laid carpet. Katikati Toy Library is seeking volunteers to join its committee to keep the facility running smoothly. The committee runs the library behind the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1160+ words) Merivale Community Centre operations manager Jen Murray. This month, five Tauranga-Western Bay community centres are running an awareness and fundraising campaign to future-proof their existence. It will shine a light on centres at Merivale, Welcome Bay, Gate Pā, Katikati and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (955+ words) It’s bigger than the Olympics and worth millions to the Bay of Plenty economy. As nearly 30,000 people converge on Tauranga for the Zespri Aims Games at the end of this week, organisers say the event has grown into more than…...