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12:18pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
12:14pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
12:11pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
12:08pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
12:05pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
12:01pm Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
11:50am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
11:46am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
11:44am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
11:42am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
11:35am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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
09:23am Fri 25 Sep, 2026
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












