Local News

Time to suit up

Stars from The Flash, Teen Wolf, The 100 and more are expected in Tauranga this weekend for the city's first ever Armageddon Expo. New Zealand's biggest geek and... Read More

Lions hunting young blood

He's the Young Turk, the hired gun - and he's been called in to reverse a trend that's bedeviled service organisations worldwide. That's staying young and relevant. 'The... Read More

Tribute to a local star

'Don't ever stop fighting.” That's what Cilla Veldhuizen tells people. She's been fighting cancer for seven years, and has been terminal for two. Cilla found... Read More

Coastguard’s Mayday on Sunday

A close-up look at the Coastguard vessels and the chance to learn about Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard activities from the volunteers who keep the rescue group operating... Read More

A kilometre of burpees

Yes, you read it right. One thousand metres of burpees. That's the challenge being taken on tomorrow morning at Mount Maunganui, as fitness fanatics see whether... Read More

"Sylvia's mother says..."

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Shel Silverstein would have known. He got his own back on Sylvia's mother - the woman immortalised in the 1972 hit... Read More

Ours boys cream of the crop

They're two of the best in the country. And they're Tauranga's. Apprentice plumber Brendan Baker and newly qualified drainlayer Colby Baker - good mates and work... Read More

Small girl with a big heart

'Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for all the blessings you gave us.” It's a little prayer uttered by 7-year-old Emma Mischewski when she's being driven to... Read More

HeART of the community

'This is a dream project for me, being able to connect with locals, the community, people. It's the heart of what I do,” says acclaimed artist Graham 'Mr... Read More

Paradox rumour ‘not true'

'Morning,” the email sent to this reporter starts off. 'I had heard a rumour about the street art being painted over in about a month's time. Do you know... Read More

Market to celebrate 14th birthday

This month the Tauranga Farmers' Market is having its 14th birthday, and to celebrate they have six birthday hampers full of fresh produce from stallholders up... Read More

When flowers say it all

My mum and Miss Reid knew each other for the best part of 40 years. Knew OF each other but never met and for all I know Miss Reid, as a person, didn't even exist. But... Read More