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Roger Hall on lost plays

He's arguably New Zealand's most successful and well-known playwright, and this October Roger Hall will be at Baycourt sharing stories about his lost plays. On... Read More

Better outcomes for Maori

The government's priority of better education outcomes for Maori is one at the forefront of teaching and learning at Te Puke High School. So much so that the school... Read More

'We, their people, weep again'

'It's crazy to think someone my age, just 18 , perhaps they could be my friends, going off to war, into battle and being killed.” A young student, born... Read More

Stunt safety key in parkour

One gym has proved that climbing and swinging off buildings like a monkey isn't always reckless and unsafe. Te Puke Gymsports is getting kids off the streets by... Read More

Motorbikes and marching girls

It's an adventure story, a marching story and a love story. It all started in Belfast 65 years ago when an enterprising young Northern Irishman called Allan Rodgers... Read More

Do you know this artist?

Hearing Support Bay of Plenty has a mystery on its hands. A former Hearing Association Tauranga (as it used to be called) committee member has turned up an old... Read More

Looking for a church to go to

Tauranga's Pacific Island community is looking for a church, preferably somewhere central so it can be accessed by community members from Te Puke or Katikati,... Read More

Election promise worth $22 mil

As the surviving political parties negotiate with Winston Peters over forming a government, Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless is hoping at least one of New Zealand... Read More

Older people celebrated

'When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.' These lines, from the poem 'When I am an old woman I shall wear... Read More

All under one roof

Create your happy place! The Spring Home Show is the perfect opportunity to find all your home products and service needs under one roof. Step through the doors... Read More

Unsightly and unwelcome

'No person shall sleep or otherwise occupy a footpath or road in the city centres….during the hours of darkness…' Nelson's hardline stance with its... Read More

Loud shirts making noise

It's time to get loud today, September 29, to help change the lives of New Zealand's deaf and hearing impaired children as part of Loud Shirt Day. Loud Shirt Day... Read More