Local News

Lighting the Flame of Hope in Tauranga

Tauranga Police will show their support for our Western Bay of Plenty Special Olympic athletes by carrying the Flame of Hope with them through Tauranga's city... Read More

Croquet club turns 100

The Tauranga Croquet Club is celebrating its centennial anniversary this Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30 - and we are in for some fun. On Saturday, October... Read More

Thousands of bargains at booksale!

Booklovers listen up! The Tauranga Harbour City Lions Club is about to host its biggest ever booksale on November 4-6 at Tauranga Racecourse in Greerton. Thousands... Read More

Racecourse hearings shifted to 2023

Tauranga City Council has made the call to delay hearings submissions for the future of the Tauranga Racecourse Reserve until early next year. Issues raised by... Read More

Te Puke’s spooky trail

The Epic Te Puke Ghost Story Treat Trail is set to spook out the town on Monday, October 31, as Te Puke retailers, shoppers and residents join in the fun to win... Read More

Stepping out for Latin Dance

Tauranga's Latin dance community is gearing up to host the country's top teachers and hundreds of enthusiastic students this coming Labour weekend. The Bay Salsa... Read More

Life is good, life is great

At only 31 years of age, Tauranga's Larissa Allen has discovered she has the 'unicorn” of breast cancers, with only one option available to her. 'My partner... Read More

Tauranga retail: can it get worse?

Contemporary Classics owner Grant Furniss says Tauranga's CBD retail is doomed without adequate crime control and parking, following thousands of dollars' worth... Read More

It’s all about that bass…

It was the one that didn't get away. A Tauranga charter boat skipper is still buzzing from recently catching a huge Sea Bass that tipped the scales at 60.2 kilograms. 'It's... Read More

Dinner to fight modern slavery

The arts and business communities are joining forces with Tearfund NZ to present a fundraiser to fight human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region. The Trafficking... Read More

Blooming festival hub

Bloom in the Bay at the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival this November will be bursting with trade stalls at the new Bloom Plaza. There will also be... Read More

Flooding won’t ruin championships

Bay of Plenty Kartsport is going to have their track ready just in the nick of time for the Debonair Tilling North Island Sprint Championships this weekend... Read More