With amazing new floats, a host of well-known cartoon and movie characters, entertainment, music and, of course, the big guy himself, Downtown Tauranga's promising... Read More

She's only been retired for three weeks, but there's a lot to get used to for 74-year-old Karleen Fraser. The backpack that she used to carry her good shoes, cardigan,... Read More

While New Zealand's signing of the United Nations' Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went largely unnoticed during the frenzy of the General Election... Read More

The fabric of Katikati - what it is and where it's come from - is depicted in murals and other artworks around the town. Sixty nine in all - now make that 71 because... Read More

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside a video game? If you step inside the lift at Tauranga Art Gallery you'll come pretty close. Papamoa artist... Read More

For two years they've been hunting for a better place to practise. A big open space, with high ceilings and room to tumble. And finally, after two years, they've... Read More

Auckland gave it a resounding no. So did Hamilton and now Tauranga is mulling over one of the more divisive issues of the time. It's Easter Sunday trading - should... Read More

'No person shall sleep or otherwise occupy a footpath or road in the city centres….during the hours of darkness…' Nelson's hardline stance with its... Read More

Public consultation on whether Tauranga will join its neighbours and introduce Sunday trading at Easter begins today. The public consultation period runs from September... Read More

Tauranga City councillor Terry Molloy received an unexpected answer when he asked Jo Wills how the city council could encourage people to use public transport instead... Read More

They've got the animals, the people, willing sponsors, the will and the way. The only thing they're missing is the land. High Hopes Haven Rehabilitation and Educational... Read More

Think about it. If a businessperson spends 9am-5pm every working day at their desk, that's eight hours a day deskbound. Forty hours a week, or 160 hours a month... Read More