Local News
11:57am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
What's that bright object in the sky? Is it a planet, a star or something much further away? If questions like these have ever crossed your mind, the Tauranga... Read More
11:55am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
Tauranga Rotary volunteers are hitting the streets to make sure defibrillators can be found when every second counts. Members of Rotary Tauranga Te Papa and... Read More
11:53am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
Five years ago, Matthew Spargo was a Year 7 student flicking through a school sports brochure when one sport caught his eye. This month the 17-year-old Tauranga... Read More
11:50am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
For more than a decade, the Tauranga City to Surf has taken runners and walkers around Mauao before bringing them home to the sand at Mount Maunganui Main Beach. This... Read More
11:48am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
A six-member Ōtūmoetai College film team has gone from a Friday night genre draw to regional winners in 48 hours. The Bourgeoisie was the only New Zealand... Read More
11:45am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
Waipuna Hospice needs 50 new volunteers to help run its charity shops after one had to close for a day this month when help couldn't be secured. Te Puke's... Read More
08:26am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
At 97, Tauranga abstract artist Doreen McNeill is still doing what she loves most - picking up a brush, choosing a colour, making a mark and seeing where it... Read More
08:19am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
Tauranga people, memories and milestones are being brought to life through paint and creativity in Dementia Tauranga's third annual Artful Mind exhibition. On... Read More
08:06am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
The Bay of Plenty Steamers need two other NPC teams to win their games tomorrow, and collect five points when they take on North Harbour at home on Sunday, to... Read More
08:03am Fri 02 Oct, 2026
Dr Phil Ross remembers a time when diving Ōtāiti / Astrolabe Reef meant swimming through what looked like a scrap metal recycling yard. 'You could go for... Read More
12:31pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
Swimming won't be the only way to get moving at Katikati's Dave Hume Pool this season. New group fitness classes using the facility's outdoor gym will... Read More
12:31pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
New Zealand builders are feeling more confident about work pipelines, with one Tauranga builder noticing a sharp increase during the last three months. Master... Read More












