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08:05am Fri 22 May, 2020
Hydroslides and saunas, hot pools and halls, community, action and recreation centres - they can all re-open under Alert Level 2, says Bay Venues CEO Justine Brennan.... Read More
08:04am Fri 22 May, 2020
Tauranga has its very own café ordering app. Sarky Oh and Ben Knowles started Coffee Nexus to help small cafés in their hometown become digitally... Read More
08:03am Fri 22 May, 2020
Missing the silver screen movie magic? Rialto Tauranga, which re-opened last Saturday, has an exciting selection of films to choose from with friendly staff... Read More
08:02am Fri 22 May, 2020
April's Lockdown was bad news for nature's nasties with Predator Free Bay of Plenty recording its largest number of pest trappings. Predator Free Bay of Plenty... Read More
08:01am Fri 22 May, 2020
Tauranga City Libraries has extended the due date for 74,000 items loaned before lockdown. Libraries around the city reopened on Wednesday this week, albeit with... Read More
08:00am Fri 22 May, 2020
This year the popular Fieldays event will be pioneering a new digital future as it heads online. Following the government announcement in March to cancel... Read More
08:00am Fri 22 May, 2020
They say good things come to those who wait. And maybe even better things for those who wait longer. The Tauranga Jazz Society has made the difficult decision... Read More
03:45pm Fri 15 May, 2020
It wouldn't be a stretch to say Donna Dancealot 'The Balloon Lady' has been the queen of bubbles over the last few weeks. Her air-filled creations have... Read More
03:44pm Fri 15 May, 2020
With many retailers back in business, the Weekend Sun takes a look at the challenges and opportunities facing them. Rosalie Liddle Crawford talks to four mainstreet... Read More
03:40pm Fri 15 May, 2020
The focus around being able to purchase food and drink in a contactless way has shone the light on a small and effective Kiwi invention called the LIDDA. 'My... Read More
03:39pm Fri 15 May, 2020
Local lounges came alive with music on Tuesday night as Waihi-based singer/songwriter Sarah Spicer performed at a virtual gala for Tauranga's Grief Support Services... Read More
03:33pm Fri 15 May, 2020
If you enjoy sipping a fine craft gin or watching a classic movie under the stars, project and event specialists Amy Kemeys and Becks Clarke are the pair who will... Read More