Local News
01:08pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
While Katikati residents will be 'dancing in the street” upon hearing the New Zealand Transport Agency is adding a bypass for the town to its State Highway... Read More
01:05pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
He could have worn his hot pink skirt. Or his orange kilt. It was a toss-up. But Tauranga man Ross Steele opted for his orange tutu - apparently quite a cheeky... Read More
01:04pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
The Police will be hitting the beach - not for crime fighting but to try and tame the waves. The Bay of Plenty is known for its beaches, and this year Omanu Beach... Read More
12:46pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
Tauranga City councillors have been warned not to increase city parking fees before they increase cycle track and bus numbers in Cameron Rd. BikeNow spokesman and... Read More
12:37pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
'I am trying not to blub - so I will leave you with 'The Organ, The Dance Band and Me'.” With that she flicked off the microphone, the red 'on air' lights... Read More
12:10pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
A very special, and very famous guest is flying in from Australia for Richard O'Brien's '75 Years of Frock 'n' Roll' 75th birthday celebrations next Friday, March... Read More
04:12pm Fri 10 Mar, 2017
Our current family in-house joke when we are on our way to Wharf Street Eatery, is where else can you call out 'Oi” in a restaurant and get instant service... Read More
12:01pm Fri 10 Mar, 2017
Get your motor running and head out on the highway because the annual Tauranga Ulysses Motorcycle Club Charity Easter Egg & Toy Run is roaring back into life. Now... Read More
11:54am Fri 10 Mar, 2017
'I do what comes naturally. I make the cruise line passengers feel they have a friend ashore.” Ned Nicely, meeter and greeter. 'I am at the bottom of the... Read More
11:45am Fri 10 Mar, 2017
Imagine a steaming pile of possum. We're not talking on the side of the road, but rather at the dinner table, piled on your plate, in the form of a stew. Possum,... Read More
11:44am Fri 10 Mar, 2017
They're worldly wise, have been travelling for years. But at the same time the Chilean cousins are a little naïve and now they're slapping themselves. 'It's... Read More
11:42am Fri 10 Mar, 2017
When the doors of McFall Museum open to the public on Sunday, March 19, its highly likely people will have a chance to lay their eyes on vintage tractors, machinery... Read More