Local News
01:25pm Fri 02 Jun, 2017
There's been a strong and repeated call for higher levels of vaccination in the Bay of Plenty after confirmed cases of measles around the country. 'The vaccine... Read More
01:19pm Fri 02 Jun, 2017
Some of Tauranga's bigwigs will be baring their legs in the middle of winter this year and it's all for a good cause. Local politicians are trading in their suit... Read More
01:10pm Fri 02 Jun, 2017
Western Bay of Plenty school students and adults alike are encouraged to look around the house this long weekend and stop waste going to landfill by turning it... Read More
12:53pm Fri 02 Jun, 2017
Ladies, it's time to get out your pearls, tassels and boa feathers and head to The Grateful Gatsby. Bethlehem Baptist Church is opening its doors for another of... Read More
10:33am Fri 26 May, 2017
Craig Wilson's wife Kat was diagnosed with terminal metastatic melanoma in late 2014. The brave husband shares his story as part of Waipuna Hospice's Shorts4Waipuna... Read More
10:31am Fri 26 May, 2017
If you see hundreds of motorcycle riders cruising towards Edgecumbe this Sunday, make sure to give them a toot or a wave. They'll be part of the S.O.S Edgecumbe... Read More
10:29am Fri 26 May, 2017
His big grin gleamed from the newspaper. The cheeky face of Hamish Rieger, a young man who sailed with Nic Charrington, the first mate, second in command on the... Read More
10:25am Fri 26 May, 2017
'I am special. l am very special.” Thirteen-year-old Sophie Turner is special because she has succeeded - she has confronted some deeply challenging personal... Read More
10:20am Fri 26 May, 2017
It's about taking a step in someone else's shoes. And in the case of Red Cross' Maree Boyes and Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless, they're taking 10,000 steps a day... Read More
10:16am Fri 26 May, 2017
In the 1960s he pioneered the 'The Auckland Trip' - a bus excursion offering his Tauranga schoolkids some exposure to the wonders of a big city. He and his bus... Read More
10:15am Fri 26 May, 2017
St John Ambulance will be consulting before deciding how to distribute its new injection of money and manpower. The government has announced a new investment of... Read More
10:13am Fri 26 May, 2017
Angry parents are promising the Bay of Plenty Regional Council a fight over plans to remove the school buses next July and instead place students on the commuter... Read More