Like a something out of a movie, dogs Chica and Joy gave plenty of people the slip

A life of community involvement.

Seats from Christchurch's Lancaster Park are this week being shipped to Tauranga.

Te Puke school children are preparing for one of the region's biggest fireworks events.

Small village of temporary homes for homeless being proposed for Te Puke.

Te Puke's John Feaver isn't about to let his age stop his need for speed.

When Emma Diprose climbed into the ring, she was using her feet as well as her fists.

Ten fire crews battled the blaze early this morning.

The man tragically killed in a crash on Friday was a young local father.

Emergency services are at a crash in Te Puke.

The Young Grower of the Year competition will be held in Christchurch next week.

Te Puke Country Lodge resident Elizabeth Forbes has celebrated her 104th birthday

A Te Puke man will take on the world's best tree climbers in this year's championships.

Te Puke demonstrate home strength in toppling leaders Mount Maunganui 20-12.

More than four Bay home-hunters a day are dipping into their retirement savings.

One person was trapped after a crash in the Te Puke Highway.

Te Puke visionary Jim Pendergrast was a founder of the Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust.

Tauranga and Te Puke fought out a tight game but Mount Maunganui lead the competition.

Myrtle rust has been found in the Bay of Plenty.

Talented equestrians alike will perform under the spotlight at Equidays 2017.

Sweet Louise is solely dedicated to supporting women with breast cancer.

Skatepark already proving hugely popular, with competitors from as far away as Auckland.

Duck hunting season is nearly upon us

A Tauranga woman may take out the 2017 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year Award.

Three Bay students are to attend a week-long environmental forum

Average weekly rents in the Western Bay of Plenty have increased 37.5 per cent in 2 years.

A roading upgrade in Te Puke, funded by the NZTA and Western Bay of Plenty District Council, has caused unrest as residents and business owners air their issues with the changes in the town. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Aiden Lints defies doctors' predictions after spine partially severed in crash.

A Whangarei orchardist is hoping to emulate the success of his mentor, who took out the 2014 Young Fruit Grower of the Year in the Bay of Plenty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A treasure trove of bird's eye-view photographs taken since the 1930s are now available to the public online. The new website shows