Local News

Wallabies knocking on the door

It was the unmistakable silhouette of a wallaby that excited. A Facebook post of an about-to-be-deceased wallaby as it leapt across the railway lines in... Read More

When Mr Nice Guy is not being nice

He's the chocolate smooth tonsils on the Breeze easy listening breakfast show - the nice guy, the Mark of Mark and Jolene. But don't be lulled - the voice... Read More

GirlBoss making moves in Tauranga

She's met the Queen, flown with NASA, spoken at more than 50 events in New Zealand and overseas and founded New Zealand's largest organsation for young women.... Read More

Stories from behind the surgery door

It's called 'This Old Stick' - and when you have thumbed the final page of Dr Andrew Corin's first sortie into published creative writing, when you have doused... Read More

More volunteers for the ‘Milo Night’ crew

Street Kai gets together every Monday for 'Milo Night' at the Willow St bus stop, providing Tauranga's vulnerable community with hot food, warm clothes, connections... Read More

Riding a new wave

It's an untitled, home-grown movie - at this moment a no budget movie, with a cast of stars in their own right and supported by an international slew of bit-players,... Read More

No fair suck of the sav

The traditional Cumberland sausages, Lancashire black pudding and pork pies have disappeared from Tauranga's main street… just as quickly as they arrived. ... Read More

Near ninety-year-old knitting for women in need

Ruth Hare's hands are riddled with arthritis, but that doesn't stop her from doing what she loves most, knitting blankets for people in need. The 89-year-old... Read More

The forgotten story of NZ’s Pakeha Slaves

There's a red warning sticker on the front of Trevor Bentley's latest book. Prepare to be offended. Trevor Bentley, who has a PhD in history, is the first... Read More

Scratching just beneath the blacktop

They were the guys that recycled plastic and turned it into blacktop - resurfaced 90 metres of a New Plymouth street with the stuff. Plas Mix they called it... Read More

‘Please help fix my face’

Ashleigh Fenn would kill for a Subway - a six inch meatball marinara or a sweet onion chicken teriyaki. 'I wouldn't be able to make up my mind because I... Read More

Don’t lie to the smoking lady

'They don't need some smug, holier than thou type, telling them why they should quit.” But they do need Candy Blackwell because she's been there, knows... Read More