Local News
08:13am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
The Cancer Society of New Zealand is encouraging people to 'get your yellow on' this month to help the one in three New Zealanders affected by cancer. This... Read More
08:13am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
Kōkako were once a common sight along the fence line at Ōropi School - now students are planting native trees to help protect the endangered species. As... Read More
08:12am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
Summer Shakespeare Tauranga is gearing up for its 2025 season, and the directors are on the lookout for talented individuals to bring one of William Shakespeare's... Read More
08:12am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
Audrey Coreen Gray - known as Coreen - is celebrating her 100th birthday with plenty of singing - much to the delight of those blessed to know her. 'It's... Read More
08:11am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
Ever so gently, Elaine Williams leans over a canvas, studiously breathing air into a plastic blue straw which directs black ink onto the branches of her painting. As... Read More
07:35am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
A change in funding for Tauranga's civic precinct Te Manawataki o Te Papa could save ratepayers $1 million a year in interest. The $306 million precinct in... Read More
07:29am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
Multi-day and one-day passes for November's stunning Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival are selling fast. 'Our artists will display their works throughout... Read More
07:20am Fri 23 Aug, 2024
The Bay of Plenty Symphonia's string players are looking forward to working with a leading New Zealand violinist in their Tauranga concert this Saturday, August... Read More
09:31am Fri 16 Aug, 2024
Two men have brought their love of Spanish-style cooking to Tauranga Farmers' Market to raise money for the local branch of AphasiaNZ. Aphasia is a language... Read More
09:31am Fri 16 Aug, 2024
He's sitting in his aquarium, a street window studio on Cameron Rd and about to launch a full fibre breakfast, a Country Sport Breakfast, for hundreds of tuned-in... Read More
08:46am Fri 16 Aug, 2024
Back in 1969, Dawn Webb's husband-to-be Alan predicted her 1967 Morris Mini 'would never last”. Fast-forward 55 years and how wrong he was! The white... Read More
08:45am Fri 16 Aug, 2024
Three of six teams representing New Zealand at the Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships in Italy next month will be from the Bay of Plenty. BOP Dragon... Read More