Local News
03:01pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
As the end-of-year pressure to honour each and every Christmas wish of our loved ones grows, one group of volunteers has come up with a solution to help ease the... Read More
03:00pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
When you've lost a loved one, Christmas can be one of the most difficult times of the year. The Tree of Remembrance provides an opportunity to remember someone... Read More
02:58pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Returning to Tauranga's Christmas in the Park this year is one of Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia's most memorable tricky box sculptures. The Tricky Box Tree... Read More
02:57pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The drive to rid Mount Maunganui and Mauao of pests such as rats, stoats, ferrets, weasels and possums, is being ramped up. The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is taking... Read More
02:54pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The City Transformation Committee's decision to opt for a new museum on Tauranga's Cliff Road was swayed by the history of the site itself, which has the full support... Read More
02:53pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The Ministry of Health is encouraging people to be extra vigilant as they gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations to protect young babies from whooping cough. The... Read More
02:52pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
They may not be everyone's idea of a traditional Christmas tree, but the Twelve Trees of Christmas in Tauranga's CBD have been decorated with the love of more than... Read More
01:55pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Jan Tinetti could be going through a big grief period. From running a school of 140 needy kids, she now plays a hand in running the country. And it's come at a... Read More
01:27pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Tauranga law firm Lyon O'Neale Arnold is championing a new women-led seed capital fund that aims to raise half-a-million dollars to support female entrepreneurs. SheEO... Read More
01:26pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
The Strand will be filled with choral renditions of the most popular Christmas songs on December 10, when Carols on the Waterfront returns to Tauranga's CBD. The... Read More
01:25pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
She's the social butterfly - the one who visits all the regulars for a scratch under the chin or a rub of the tummy. Holly the Saint Bernard is the canine leader... Read More
01:24pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Ross Treblico is a farmer who runs a movie theater. Or, conversely, he's the cinema operator who is also a man of the land. Either way, it's a weird juxtaposition... Read More