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Musicians come together for the Galilee Mission

A fundraising concert is taking place at St. Andrews Church in Mount Maunganui for the Galilee Mission on May 18 at 2pm. United Seafarers' Mission Port... Read More

Preston Park honours Ngati Kahu

Those who remember the 'mad bomber of Bethlehem' story 25 years ago will be pleased to know there's a happy chapter starting. In March 1990 Graham Preston... Read More

Dodgy ankle strengthens resolve

She has won a summer scholarship, a one week immersion at Rambert School - one of the world's most exclusive and prestigious dance schools in London. It... Read More

Young Guns firing under coach Hill

It is fair to say Kerry Hill knows a thing or two about sprinting. The Tauranga resident is the Relays and Sprints Coordinator at Athletics New Zealand,... Read More

Traffic woes stuck in limbo

They felt fobbed off by the Tauranga City Council, so a group of Tauranga college students are ramping up the pressure to remedy what they perceive to be a... Read More

Horticulture industry seeks best young talent

The hunt is on for New Zealand's 2019 Young Horticulturist. Up for grabs is the prestige the title carries plus a prize pool of $50,000. The 2019 event... Read More

Birds delay beach project

A new beach is appearing at Kulim Park, one truck load at a time. Thousands of cubic metres of sand is being trucked in and spread out along the waterline... Read More

Where bottles don’t go to die

What does an 80 tonne pile of bottles and jars tell us about ourselves? What does it tell us about our lifestyles and attitudes? Maybe quite a lot. It... Read More

The hues and moods of autumn

'How beautifully leaves grow old!” wrote John Burroughs, the American naturalist and essayist. 'How full of light and colour are their last days.” ... Read More

City clambers aboard the bicycle

It's another meaningful nod to the future role of the bicycle in Tauranga's alternative transport and recreation plans. They're Tauranga City Council's... Read More

Mt Maunganui Golf club simply the best

It's a golf club, a very good golf club, in fact the very best golf club in the land for 2018. It's the Mount Maunganui Golf Club which beat golfing institutions,... Read More

Huge gala for Omokoroa

Carolie de Koster and Sharon Mitford-Burgess are excited about plans for the largest gala yet to be held in Omokoroa. From noon to 5pm on Saturday May... Read More