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Have a blast in your childhood past!

Sponsored Content Forget Squishmallows - a world of vintage toys and collectables will burst open in the Bay of Plenty when Toytopia debuts October 10... Read More

Waihī Beach DIY group secures funding boost

Waihī Beach Women's DIY is putting new funding towards tools and materials needed to help local women build practical skills - and confidence - through woodworking. The... Read More

Top gymnastics taking centre stage in Tauranga

Tauranga will become the flexible capital of New Zealand next week, when the country's top gymnasts compete at Mercury Baypark in the 2026 XP Gymnastics Nationals. The... Read More

Tridents open season with free football fun day

The Tauranga City Tridents American Football Club will kick off its 2026-27 season with an open day at Waipuna Park on Sunday, inviting newcomers and returning... Read More

102-year-old's wedding dress still a perfect fit

Sponsored Content Very few people could claim at 102 years old that their 80-year-old wedding dress still fits like a glove. Althorp Village resident Veronica... Read More

Stories from the Bay heading for the screen

Film Bay of Plenty has received a $44,000 grant to help local people turn their lived experiences and cultural stories into screen narratives. The funding... Read More

The Rongoā Māori way of life

A Tauranga-based, prominent Rongoā Māori practitioner has revised his book on traditional Māori medicine and released it - this time double its original... Read More

Beasts on the beach: Ultimate Athlete returns

Sweat trickles down your forehead as your mates cheer your name louder and louder. It's now or never. With one final surge of adrenaline, you gun it up... Read More

A hub helping those in need in Te Puke

This month, five Tauranga-Western Bay community centres are running an awareness and fundraising campaign to future-proof their existence. It is shining a light... Read More

Tauranga's dapper drivers back men's health

Classic cars and dapperly dressed drivers will take to Tauranga roads this Sunday, coming together to connect and raise funds for men's mental health and prostate... Read More

Teen wins national award for wetland film

A Pāpāmoa College student's creative take on wetland conservation has earned national recognition. Year 11 Layla Clarke, 15, won the Year 9-13 Art Category... Read More

Partially sighted teen's Paralympic climbing goal

Competitive rock climbing takes steely focus, but that assumes an entirely different shape for Tauranga boy Teddy Hirini. While his competitors at the recent... Read More