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This month the Papamoa East Interchange will be hitting a major milestone, as crews lift 12 concrete beams to help form connections across the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road.

Aniwhenua Power Station - Photo: Trust Horizon In a significant step toward supporting renewable energy across New Zealand, Trust...

Public consultation is now open on the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) proposal to introduce a second tolling point on the State Highway 2 Tauranga Eastern Link.

Bay of Plenty residents have come to together to break records after raising $56,285 for the Philips Search and Rescue Trust as part of the 2025 Westpac Chopper Appeal.

This year’s theme for World Drowning Prevention Day encourages New Zealanders to share their personal stories in the hope of saving someone else’s life.

According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s latest Homelessness Outlook, an estimated 5.7% of the Bay of Plenty population is experiencing some form of homelessness.

With August and Daffodil Day fast approaching, the Cancer Society is putting out a call for more volunteers across the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

With food prices continuing to rise, the organisation Love Food Hate Waste is offering practical tips to help Eastern Bay residents save on groceries.

The infamous State Highway 2 Pekatahi Bridge, near Tāneatua will be getting a new upgrade, as the New Zealand Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi has confirmed new funding.

For the second year running, the Ōpōtiki Matariki Festival has been named a finalist in the prestigious New Zealand Events Association (NZEA) Event Awards.

Recent monitoring by Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly GNS and NIWA) shows that emissions from Whakaari / White Island remain steady, with no signs of volcanic ash.

Earth Sciences New Zealand’s Seasonal Climate Outlook for July to September forecasts a wetter and warmer second half of 2025 for the Bay.

Over the month of May, the Areocool Rescue Helicopter carried out 58 life saving missions, across the Coastal Bay of Plenty.

This exciting project is a collaboration between the Te Ahi Tahutahu Charitable Trust, artist Tame Iti, and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, located in the iconic Wally Sutherland Building on The Strand.

A major step toward energy resilience is underway in Te Kaha, with the government confirming a $4.75 million loan to support a new solar power project.

Filming has begun on a brand-new web series focused on youth around the Bay of Plenty and their mission to choose nature over screens.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging Eastern Bay of Plenty residents to take extra care when lighting beach bonfires over the Matariki long weekend.

The Waimana Sports & Cultural Club has received a significant boost, thanks to a $62,913 grant from Trust Horizon to revitalise its historic building and future-proof it for generations to come.

One person has died and three others are seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash in Poroporo overnight.

To kick off the new month, 47 local volunteers gathered for the first Dunes Trail Planting Day of 2025.