Local News
11:09am Fri 16 Nov, 2018
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
11:08am Fri 16 Nov, 2018
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
11:05am Fri 16 Nov, 2018
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
10:53am Fri 16 Nov, 2018
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
04:39pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:39pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:38pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:37pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:36pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:33pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:29pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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
04:28pm Fri 09 Nov, 2018
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












