Fewer people are joining clubs nowadays due to leading busy lives, which has put "massive pressure" on groups trying to retain members. This is the reality... Read More

Debz Turner has been on a mission to find a long-lost childhood friend. 'We first became friends about 1974. We were in the same class for about three years.” As... Read More

The Tauranga Buy Local campaign is going so well, that people are turning up from Auckland it seems. David Ijsseldijk practiced riding his unicycle outside... Read More

Tauranga florists have been forced to change things up to keep flower prices down. Tami Hansen, who owns Flowers by Tami, says the price of flowers has doubled... Read More

Being unable to hold your wife's hand one last time was the harsh reality of life during lockdown for many families. One man at a Bethlehem retirement village... Read More

If Dominic Tupou hadn't joined the Tauranga Boxing Academy he wouldn't be putting much effort into his school work and would be 'pretty slack”. The... Read More

'It's simple, it's painless and it doesn't cost a thing apart from a little bit of time.” Those are the words of Tauranga man John Daniels who has... Read More

When we caught up with Tauranga's former mayor Greg Brownless, he was at the gym. Eight months on, and he's finding life a bit more relaxed. He's been... Read More

Tauranga women who missed their breast screening appointment during lockdown are being urged to take advantage of a mobile breast screening unit in Te Puke.... Read More

COVID-19 disrupted pest control projects throughout New Zealand, but the Department of Conservation and manager of local initiatives say the impact is manageable. ... Read More

Constable Nina Barton, one of 57 new cops who recently graduated during the pandemic, has now been deployed into the Bay of Plenty region. The new constables... Read More

Otumoetai College Special Needs students are turning their backs on COVID-19. The students have made a triumphant return to school after spending almost... Read More