Local News
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Otawa Scenic Reserve, home to the rare Hochstetter's frog, is needing keen volunteers to help get native plants into the ground there on Saturday, June 27. ... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
BOP Squash has a few famous faces helping their Elite and Development Girls' Squad this season. Former world ranking squash players Dame Susan Devoy and... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Otawa Sanctuary is home to a genetically distinct version of one of the world's most ancient frogs, the Hochstetter. An adult Hochstetter frog has no tail,... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Hiona Herare's film 'Ruahine: Stories in Her Skin' focuses on the ceremony where two Muaupoko wahine, Anahera Winiata and Janice Cherie Pania Eriha, receive... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
While sitting sipping a coffee at Munro's Restaurant and Café at Mount Maunganui I was reminded of the last time I'd been here, pre-lockdown, enjoying... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Charlize Krause is a Year 13 student from Papamoa College, who works part-time at Pak'nSave in Papamoa. She continued to work through lockdown and got a... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Jun, 2020
Floral art, weaving, carving, drawing, making poi and exploring plant-based recipes are just some of the topics being covered in Matariki-themed workshops at... Read More
09:50am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
A childhood spent fishing on Motiti Island inspired Nicky Sinden's career. She started Australasia's first female-hosted fishing show, TradeZone Addicted to Fishing.... Read More
09:40am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
Cold and flu season should be in full swing as winter sets in, but Tauranga doctors say they are seeing "a lot less" patients with respiratory and flu-like... Read More
09:30am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
The giant 18-metre Project Noah boat will rival super yachts for its sheer size but this boat has a difference. It is built to provide the one million New... Read More
09:20am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
Tauranga triathletes are pedalling ahead in a nationwide cycling competition - without leaving their houses. The Triathlon NZ Zwift Race League is a six-week-long... Read More
09:10am Fri 19 Jun, 2020
Pride washed over Janet Tullis on Sunday when the very first 51 bus pulled up on Pyes Pa Road. The 82-year-old, who describes herself as a fighter, has... Read More












