Local News
11:57am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
In 1893 there was no such thing as lycra. Probably a good thing some would say. Women of that era rode their bicycles in their everyday clothing - ankle length... Read More
11:56am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
A Welcome Bay resident is rallying his community in a bid to reclaim a public waterfront reserve that has been encroached by fences, plantings and other structures... Read More
11:55am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
A national ratepayers' report has found the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's rates to be the highest in New Zealand, with an average residential rates... Read More
11:54am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
It was a haunting accident scene - a vehicle wedged beneath the cab of a big transporter and both engulfed in flames. And another statistic, another life lost... Read More
11:54am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Shona knew as soon as she finished her offering for the World of Wearable Art extravaganza that she had nailed it, that she had captured that special WOW factor. 'I... Read More
11:53am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Bomber, Spitfire and Chester have lucked it. They've gone from sleazy alley cats with a potentially life-threatening disease, to fat cats living the high life... Read More
11:53am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Eleanor Taylor can recall her daughter crying just three times. This was one of those occasions, and the deeply saddest. 'Amelia was distraught, absolutely distraught,”... Read More
11:52am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Te Puke artist Bridget Reweti will be among 10 of New Zealand's leading contemporary visual artists to have their work featured in the United Kingdom's first major... Read More
11:51am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Patients and visitors at Tauranga Hospital received a surprise visit from a couple of famous fairy-tale characters earlier this week, when Shrek and Princess Fiona... Read More
11:50am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Fish identification, sustainability and tree planting will be on offer in the Bay over the coming week to mark Conservation Week, from September 15-23. Run by... Read More
11:49am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
Baycourt Community and Arts Centre and Tauranga City Council are pleased to announce and welcome James Wilson as the new Baycourt Manager. A highly respected... Read More
11:49am Fri 14 Sep, 2018
At 17, Mount Maunganui's Elin Tawharu has packed in an extraordinary amount of international sporting experience into her short life. And now, the serial junior... Read More