Welcome to Te Puke Today — Local, NZ & World News, Daily
Welcome to Te Puke Today — a daily digest of good news that starts at home in Te Puke and the Bay of Plenty, then widens out to all of Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world.
We built this for one simple reason: there's a lot of genuinely good news out there, and not enough places that bring it together in one easy read. So every day our pipeline scans trusted sources for stories worth your time — and we publish a fresh, positive roundup.
What you'll find here
- Te Puke first — the people, businesses, events and milestones of the Kiwifruit Capital of the World.
- Across the Bay of Plenty — Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Pāpāmoa, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Katikati, Maketū, Ōmokoroa and beyond.
- New Zealand — the national stories that matter, from conservation and community to business and innovation.
- And the wider world — the bigger headlines, with a positive lens.
Every story links back to its original source, so you can always read the full report.
Looking for the network behind the news?
Te Puke Today is a Vector Group Charitable Trust project. Between daily news posts you'll also see intermittent pieces about our own work:
- Kai Resilience — national directory for crop swaps, food forests and kai projects (tools: kairesilience.food/tools)
- Kiwifruit Capital — Bay of Plenty directory and industry hub
- Vector Group — charity umbrella (CC45966)
News every morning. Network posts in between. RSS feed.