Local News

Calling on government’s promise

Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless is calling on the Government to honour its commitment to four-lane 15th Ave and Turret Rd. In his address, immediately after his swearing... Read More

Foster pooches from the heart

'I just knew there were a lot of dogs out there that needed homes - and I just wanted to be able to help. It was as simple as that really,” says Michelle... Read More

Make a splash in the Bay

A lot of exploring and playing in the Bay of Plenty usually has something to do with water. We're surrounded by oceans, lakes and rivers - and Sport of Plenty's... Read More

‘Twas a night before Christmas

Bethlehem Baptist's annual 'A Night Before Christmas' event is coming up! This year's event - which is only seven weeks away - will be held at the Bethlehem College... Read More

An Oasis in the heart of the city

It takes special people to run the Oasis home on 9th Ave. Husband-and-wife duo Erena and Scottie Lagas have lived and worked at Oasis for nearly two years, and... Read More

A coastal challenge for Omokoroa

Five-year-old Keaton Rose and brothers Mitch, 6, and Baxter, 8, will be run, run, running around Omokoroa next weekend to drum up funds for their community's plan... Read More

Empowering city residents

He traipsed around the Otumoetai-Pyes Pa ward visiting more than 4000 households in the local body elections. He didn't win a Tauranga City Council seat - now he's... Read More

For a smile and a life saved

It's an image seared into her memory. A wee boy, probably a new entrant, about five years old, his legs trussed in heavy metal callipers, struggling over a school... Read More

Hamburger, sushi or a toilet?

The company will have spent the thick end of $50 million morphing Papamoa Plaza into a modern shopping experience, but the little old lady on a walking stick only... Read More

Into Te Puke’s dragon’s den

There was something called a boom bed. There was a survival fishing rod. There were luminescent revision sheets for the anxiously insomniac exam candidates. Inventions,... Read More

Moody cupcakes to start a chat

Baking is typically bright and colourful and inspires conversations over technique, texture and taste. But what if baking was moody and started conversations about... Read More

Helping save the animals

This Sunday at Omokoroa No 1 School is Animal Day, a fundraising event organised entirely by two schoolgirls. Maya Stone and Sunny Davis, both aged 11, have spent... Read More