Local News
01:23pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
In an era when taking your own keep cup to a coffee shop is becoming the norm, is taking your own plate and cutlery when you head out for a meal a step too far? Events... Read More
01:22pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Acting classes will never take off in New Zealand, his thespian friends told him. But Daniel Bechir Urrizaga took a punt that the Kiwi 'give-it-a-go' attitude... Read More
01:17pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
If you ever want to know what's going on in the world - or in Tauranga at least - it pays to take a drive past the Welcome Bay Vet Clinic on Welcome Bay Road to... Read More
01:15pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Pride will be on the line for the Black Fins at Mount Maunganui as they battle it out in the surf and on the sand to win the International Surf Rescue Challenge... Read More
01:14pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
The contentious decision by Western Bay of Plenty district councillors to create one or more Maori wards has fired up residents who want a public poll on the matter. ... Read More
01:08pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Aimee-Leigh Brunsdon's claim to motoring fame is driving off from a petrol station forecourt with the petrol pump still in her car. But don't let that fool you.... Read More
01:07pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Tis the season to take the kids to the local Christmas parade, and this weekend Western Bay of Plenty residents are spoiled for choice, with three Christmas parades... Read More
05:49pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
'Season's Greetings' is a brilliant scrummy black comedy. Immensely funny, 16th Ave Theatre's latest play is a wonderful delight of yuletide disasters. It successfully... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
They come, they see, they like - but they haven't been moved sufficiently to take the next crucial next step. Not yet. Would-be dog owners haven't scooped up Nova... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Central Tauranga will be a sea of orange on December 1 as the children who helped keep their peers safe on the road this year celebrate with a parade. The annual... Read More
02:31pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
The assault on possums and rats in an area of Whakamarama bush known as The Blade has stepped up, with $5000 given by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The... Read More
02:30pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
It's a crisis that's been likened to the Rena, but more toxic. It's the methamphetamine problem, and one which Matua Parkinson, a Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More