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Letitia Paul won $5,000 with her leftover recipe.

When Bay of Plenty woman Letitia Paul entered the Best Foods Best Kiwi Recipe Challenge, she never thought she'd win the competition with a recipe of leftovers. Letitia's... Read More

Community centre celebrates 25 years

If only the walls could talk. There's been a lot of laughs and a lot of learning at Katikati Community Centre over the past 25 years, and the community will come... Read More

Aided help for successful students

There's a common misconception that scholarships are only for 'straight A' students, but this isn't the case in Omokoroa. The Omokoroa and Districts Lions... Read More

Greased Lightnin’ in 17th Ave supermarket

Laura Boucher cuts her own cloth - the newbie musical theatre director is not constrained by what has gone before her. 'I knew definitively that I wanted to use... Read More

Your photo could win!

Downtown Tauranga has launched the Trustpower Photographic Competition and Exhibition for the third year in a row, and is now seeking entries with a prize pool... Read More

Two ratepayer groups vying to serve community

Waihi Beach ratepayers will be well-served when it comes to tackling Western Bay of Plenty District Council on local issues, with two groups now vying to represent... Read More

Tauranga Boys’ actors hit their marks

He is just 18, but actor Ethan Hahunga already has a remarkable ability to portray older characters on stage. The Tauranga Boys' College Year 13 student's most... Read More

Fun, flora and fundraising at Quarryfest

Plants, food, music and fundraising will go hand-in-hand at Te Puna Quarry Park's annual Quarryfest this weekend. The festival - on Sunday, November 11, from... Read More

Olive’s purple poppies

Every Armistice Day and ANZAC Day, Olive Love remembers all of the animals that lost their lives during the World War One. She hangs giant poppies on her barn... Read More

The redemption of a wild boy

It is a story about willpower, wants, an uncompromising moggy with a malevolent Rasputin stare, and his unflinching, no-nonsense owners. Letitia and Colin wanted... Read More

The spirit of giving

If you're getting a new Christmas tree this year, but don't know what to do with your old one, then help is at hand thanks to a local charity. This year, Arms... Read More

“A best friend for five minutes”

They wander down the gangplank, often forgotten. They're invisible men, lonely men. They're merchant seamen, and when they land back on terra firma they walk... Read More