Local News

After the crash

Chickens, geese, cats, dogs, goats, horses and a one-year-old pig named Pickles… all manner of animals can be found at the home of Chris Welch and Lisa... Read More

Local historians write Battle of Gate Pa book

Dr Cliff Simons, a military historian, has joined forces with Buddy Mikaere to write a book about the Battle of Gate Pa which took place on April 29, 1864. Of... Read More

Helping aspiring netballers score their goals

The ANZ Premiership is back for a second season and ANZ is asking what Bay of Plenty netball fans and supporters need to achieve their netball aspirations. The... Read More

Help the mission to help the seamen

They are the guardian angels of all merchant sailors on the high seas. They are the Mission to Seafarers - a Christian charity serving the world's 1.5 million-plus... Read More

Brick by brick

Whether you'v e created something from them, watched your child's imagination run wild or even regrettably stood on one, there is no doubt the multi-coloured Lego... Read More

Sharing a love for rugby and the great outdoors

Dan Meade and Hemi Coates are typical Kiwi blokes with a love of rugby and the great outdoors. For most, the passion would end there, but the former high school... Read More

Health centre gets people walking

Ross Barnett is living proof that walking is a great way to lose weight and improve your health. Ross has lost 8kg and is feeling great since the Farm Street... Read More

Isabella’s learning the lingo

Does the idea of having to give a speech send shivers down your spine? You are not alone, but if you are a migrant and English is not your first language, it... Read More

Pop culture comes out to play

Where can you meet some of your comic book and silver screen heroes all in one place? If you dream of meeting Deadpool, swoon over Star-Lord, or get giddy at... Read More

Skateboarding turns passion into purpose

It's a carpet trod by Prime Ministers and lots of other politicos and power brokers - the red carpet tracking through the corridors of parliament. But not many,... Read More

Creative spark and stereographic Tauranga

David Tauranga is from Hamilton, but now works and lives in Tauranga with his partner and a little Tauranga, Billie. Now David Tauranga, the former Hamilton... Read More

Expressing peace through art

Peace is a product of a positive mental attitude, while violence is the result of negative thinking. Peace can be interpreted in many ways, but for art student... Read More