Local News

How not to get bitten by a dog

Preventing people from being bitten by a dog is the number one priority of Tauranga City Council's animal services education coordinator Cheniel Powell. Cheniel... Read More

Challenge delays buses decision

The public outcry over the proposal to remove school buses from the next round of regionally funded bus contracts has seen the final decision set back six months... Read More

A friend to those in need

'I love it that at least on Thursdays Mum will be herself again. For that hour, my mum has a friend, and I can relax hearing her laugh.” That friend is Anne... Read More

Music students take the stage

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology music students are putting on a public concert next week, giving people the chance to see what the next generation of Bay musos... Read More

The party versus the people

'What's the point of a constituency vote?” That's the question independent Tauranga candidate Rusty Kane is asking in the lead-up to this year's election. He... Read More

Selwyn Ridge ‘the place to bee'

Gone are the days when school fairs were all about fundraising for the school and bobbing for apples. While fund-raising is still on the agenda, Selwyn Ridge School's... Read More

Banksy’s legacy to Tauranga

The paradox was taking street art into what's often considered to be the exclusive and rarified environment of a traditional art gallery. 'And breaking down those... Read More

Call for change at city hall

Tauranga City Council's economic development and investment committee chairman Max Mason is calling for councillors to step up and take a greater management role... Read More

Why Kevin’s quitting Tauranga

Kevin Steedman's had a gutsful - he's quitting his job, packing up his nine metre motor home and leaving town. 'I am leaving because I have to - they have made... Read More

Kick-off on Tauranga waterfront

Tauranga fans can clamber into the boiling cauldron of Lions and All Black rugby free of charge on Saturday night. Tauranga City Council has organised a fanzone... Read More

Student wins Passchendaele award

Fu Man (Amanda) Yang, a Tauranga Girls' College Year 13 student, has won (first equal) a national competition with her entry commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.... Read More

Taekwon-Do champ to defend title

Taekwon-Do prodigy Frances Lloyd, age 17, has been chosen to represent New Zealand in Dublin, Ireland in October at the 2017 ITF World Championships. The 2015 and... Read More