Local News
10:12am Fri 26 May, 2017
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
09:24am Fri 19 May, 2017
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
09:19am Fri 19 May, 2017
'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
09:17am Fri 19 May, 2017
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
09:15am Fri 19 May, 2017
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
09:11am Fri 19 May, 2017
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
09:10am Fri 19 May, 2017
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
09:07am Fri 19 May, 2017
'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
09:03am Fri 19 May, 2017
'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
08:50am Fri 19 May, 2017
'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
03:21pm Mon 15 May, 2017
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
09:50am Fri 12 May, 2017
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












