25+ 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…...

5+ day, 25+ min ago   (413+ words) People are being urged to support Blue September anyway they can. If you haven’t been directly affected by prostate cancer you’re bound to know someone who has. One in eight Kiwi men – fathers, brothers, husbands, sons or best mates – will…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (370+ words) A bright pink campervan offering free breast health advice will take to Bay of Plenty roads for the first time next month. The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Pink Campervan will visit communities across the region throughout September. Stops are planned…...

1+ week, 1+ 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, 3+ day ago   (376+ words) Health New Zealand is expanding access to online healthcare services as winter demand continues to put pressure on the health system. The agency has enhanced its Online GP Care service, introducing a new comparison tool that allows patients to view…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) A property sale has netted a $25,000 donation for Waipuna Hospice. Tauranga real estate agency The Northern Group is donating its commission from the $700,000 sale of 172 Mansels Rd, Parkvale to its Homes for Hospice campaign. The property’s vendor added to the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (721+ words) A Pahoia couple have created the first dedicated Reformer Pilates studio in Katikati to help residents nourish their health, body and wellbeing. Align Pilates NZ is locally owned by Graham and Claudia Goodwin. They opened the Katikati studio, at 13 Talisman…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) Dying Matters Week runs from September 7 to 13, with a series of events planned across Tauranga. Tauranga residents are being encouraged to have conversations about end-of-life planning, grief and legacy as part of Dying Matters Week Aotearoa next month. The nationwide…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) Backing from the Bay of Plenty residents has made the inaugural Waipuna Hospice Long Lunch Charity Gala fundraiser a swift sell-out. More than 700 people are set to attend the event at Mercury Baypark Arena on October 16. The interest has exceeded…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) A free, sensory-friendly festival connecting neurodivergent children, young people and their families with support services is coming to Tauranga next month. Spectrum Connections Charitable Trust is preparing for NeuroFest 2026, which will bring together more than 25 organisations and services. The event…...