Local News
11:45am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Like most contestants, they lounged on their sofa watching My Kitchen Rules NZ and thought to themselves: 'This looks easy, sign us up!” Couple Sindy Coetzee,... Read More
11:44am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
If you've ever wanted to experience the culture and customs of Matakana Island, a fundraiser for Waipuna Hospice on October 21 will provide the perfect opportunity. The... Read More
11:43am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
They say bad luck runs in threes. That was certainly the case for Papamoa's Karen Kemp, with surgery for a hole in her heart followed by a hysterectomy in 2015... Read More
11:26am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Thieves have targeted Alzheimers Tauranga's fundraising plant stand for the third time in a year, stealing much-needed donations. Manager Julie Sargisson says... Read More
11:44am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
Tauranga turned on a sunny day when the inaugural recipient of the University of Waikato Squash Scholarship - third year student Ben Grindrod - met up with Dudley... Read More
11:41am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
'Don't be scared, just get it done.” That's the message from Tauranga's Lucia Ekenasio, 51, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. Lucia... Read More
11:40am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
It's a claim that would be backed by anyone who attended last year's Pasifika in the Bay festival - that upping the ante on this year's festival would be a hard... Read More
11:39am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
The colour pink is believed to be the colour of universal love of oneself and others, including our pets. Fitting, then, that Tauranga will be swathed in a sea... Read More
11:38am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
Two of the top 12 Kiwi film makers in this year's International Youth Silent Film Festival are from Tauranga. They're Sophie Webster of Tauranga Girls' College,... Read More
11:38am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
When Tauranga Girls' College celebrates its 60th anniversary this Labour Weekend, there will be a small group of women quietly celebrating 61 years since they... Read More
11:36am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
They just wanted a coffee, but found themselves down the wrong road, which led them to a physical and metaphorical sign - Sarona. That's how an unlikely group... Read More
11:33am Fri 05 Oct, 2018
No one can spy out a toy faster than a child on a mission. And now families will be able to spot toys just as quick - a whole library of them in fact - following... Read More