Local News

Playing Roulette with freight trains

No one has died. Not yet. But it could be only time. They are the jumpers, the people who trespass on the rail bridge over the Chapel St causeway, using it as... Read More

Sweat, tears and triumph

When the gun went off at 7am on January 2, 1990, more than 230 individuals and 80 team swimmers plunged into the tide and headed into a maze of boats clustered... Read More

Indoor bowls is the panacea

Ron Briggs has a lot in common with the Toyotas he peddled at an Auckland caryard for 40 years. Both Ron and the Toyotas just keep going. Being 76 years old... Read More

Freestyle fundraiser flies high

Backflips, rulers and the train will be some of the many freestyle motorcross stunts Tauranga can expect to see this weekend. Some of the world's best motorcross... Read More

Silly spin on a classic story

'You can be called the director, but you can't direct a show without a good team.” It's not a one-man band, but Jonty Climo is the brain behind 16th Avenue... Read More

Let’s take workplace stress seriously

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the skies are blue, but instead of lazing in a hammock or going for a swim, you're back at work - or maybe you didn't... Read More

An early bird experience

A children's book written to support whanau of premature babies will be gifted free to families whose babies go through one of New Zealand's six Neonatal Intensive... Read More

Council helps to share wildlife message

Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Wildlife Trust founder and Tauranga Holistic Vet Dr Liza Schneider's 10 children's books are being donated to Western Bay libraries... Read More

Enjoy the fun of farming like grandad

Clydesdales, old engines - including vintage cars, motorbikes and farm machinery - will be on show in Kawerau this month at the annual 'Farming like Grandad' event. The... Read More

Jump on the bandwagon Eugenie

PET's a 1.5 litre plastic drink bottle. It lies discarded in the sand of Pilot Bay - a thirst slaked, now empty and abandoned, job done. PET - an anacronym for... Read More

What gives the ‘booch’ it’s buzz?

Be as sniffy as you like about the 'booch', but it's now a 'significant category” in the beverage space. So says Alex Campbell - CEO of Greerton-based Good... Read More

When the scissors fell silent

It didn't make sense. But it did make sense. As a recessive gene claimed more and more of my hair, the longer I would spend in Werner Gamma's barber chair. The... Read More