Alana Ibbetson's engaged in the fight of her life - a battle against one of the most addictive of toxins, nicotine. 'May 2, about two months ago,”... Read More

A family in Te Puna is pleading with Spark to stop plans for a large cellphone tower outside their house because their daughter is recovering from cancer treatment. ... Read More

Tupu Daniel has tried and failed before. Eight times he has tried to break free of the insidious grip of nicotine. Each time the fags have won. Every smoker,... Read More

There's a mussel processing factory in Tauranga that has so many different ethnicities amongst its staff that it has set up its own multicultural committee. ... Read More

The cash-strapped, low income loan seeker has a powerful and willing new advocate in town - a former London stockbroker with a pedigree in accountancy, derivatives,... Read More

The saga of the Bureta bus shelter that isn't, but should be, according to one 'annoyed” ratepayer, continued to fester this week… from a small... Read More

Alex Garrett is celebrating his 70th year as a brass band player and he hasn't taken a break in that entire time. 'It has been my life,” he says.... Read More

Tauranga Society of Artists launched into its five-day Art Expo this week and announced the winner of its Trustpower/TSA Supreme Award. It was up to local... Read More

Chris Glazewski is challenging complete strangers to get together over a cup of coffee. He's a recent arrival in Mount Maunganui, but not one to muck around... Read More

Many landlords will be left out in the cold and facing big fines after leaving it too late to meet new insulation standards. Insulation companies in the... Read More

Auckland's got Lime. Wellington's got Flamingo and Jump. New Plymouth has Blip and even Taupo's got Glide, albeit on trial. But Tauranga? Zilch, nothing!... Read More

It was reported to be an alcohol-fuelled and scary episode - and one the Merivale Community Residents Committee doesn't want happening at their backdoor. ... Read More