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Promoting te reo

Five young entrepreneurs at Otumoetai College are turning their interest in te reo Maori into a business. The Year 12 students are taking part in the Young Enterprise... Read More

Student artists exhibiting

Students from Tauranga Girls' College will be publicly exhibiting their artwork next Thursday as part of the Tauranga Girls' College Arts Festival. For some of... Read More

Beers and banter

'Jeeez … what would we do after a game in those days if we didn't have a beer?” It's a poser from an ex-All Black. 'I mean, what would we do?” And... Read More

A schoolhouse in the boondocks

If Ivan Alexander goes back to school next month, the bell will ring summoning him to class. But the schoolyard will be silent, deserted. There'll be no kids at... Read More

Small horses have big charm

A miniature horse club's policy is horse size doesn't matter, and they aim to prove it at their latest open day. The Volcanic Miniature Horse club open day on Sunday,... Read More

Move away from the blame game

'We have got to stop beating up on each other,” says Ken Clearwater, manager of the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust. He's laughing but not joking -... Read More

Band celebrates 125 years

The Katikati Concert Band is celebrating 125 years with a concert at the Katikati Hall this weekend. The band was originally formed in 1892 as a fife and drum band... Read More

Willow St's new container wall

Move over yellow buses, the great container wall of Willow St has arrived. Intended to protect pedestrians and passing motorists during the Tauranga City Council's... Read More

Who is your daffodil for?

The Cancer Society's biggest annual fundraiser, Daffodil Day, is being held today, Friday, August 25 and the Cancer Society desperately needs the support of Kiwis... Read More

A fanfare for Annabelle

'They gave me a thousand dollars,” says Mount Maunganui College student, Annabelle Stewart, who now has a flash new Bach Stradivarius professional trumpet... Read More

Car system stuff up transport

Up to 65 young, quality truck driving graduates come off the production line in Tauranga each year but far too few to satisfy the needs of the road freight transport... Read More

Bad water leaves bad taste

Illness, ill-feeling and protest - that's the fall-out from the bad water dumped into the reticulation system in the small western bay towns of Paengaroa and Pongakawa... Read More