Local News
02:30pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
A local branch is in need of big-hearted people to hit the streets and shake some buckets around for a good cause. The Tauranga branch of the Heart Foundation is... Read More
02:28pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
'The daughter won't let me drive her to school in it,” says Stu Forster. 'Not cool.” Which is understandable, because 'it' would stand out awkwardly... Read More
02:27pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
To a spectator of jetsprinting, the sport undoubtedly raises adrenal levels, but for one of the methanol-sucking monsters who races in the event, the experience... Read More
02:26pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
The Bay of Plenty Harness Racing Club is holding its 23rd annual family picnic meeting on the grass at Tauranga Racecourse on Sunday, January 28. There is a full,... Read More
02:25pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
Gather your friends and fellow frocked-up bicyclers and race down the streets in style this weekend. Frocks on Bikes is into its fourth year, and sees people of... Read More
02:11pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
One of the biggest surf sporting events is about to hit Bay of Plenty shores this weekend, with hundreds of athletes from around the country set to take part. The... Read More
01:30pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
Tauranga City Council is looking to beef up CCTV coverage around the pier and tidal stairs on the city's waterfront after ongoing issues with the life preserver... Read More
01:28pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
As a mum of three healthy kids, I count my blessings every day. I was stoked to hear that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford are having... Read More
01:23pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
It is both a deeply sad time and a profoundly satisfying time of year for Paul Roozendaal. For around two-and-a-half hours, Paul can be at sea and alone with his... Read More
01:20pm Fri 26 Jan, 2018
There are mysteries, action and adventures, and science fiction. Over on another table there's romance, horror, self-help, satire and drama. Books of many and varied... Read More
03:35pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
'There was a very real danger we were going nowhere,” says Martin Knudsen. There was an even greater danger that their four wheel drive would be seized and... Read More
03:33pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
A Katikati resident has expressed concern about the use of the chemical glyphosate to rid the Yeoman Walkway of weeds, given its close proximity to the Uretara... Read More












