'A terrible layout and very dangerous.” And: 'I will avoid it like the plague.” Plus: 'Stupid” and 'Crazy”. The shoppers have spoken, loudly,... Read More

'I was kid running and someone said: 'Look at that little Puck go'.” And that was the day Johanna Cornelia van der Beek, a rich and exotic moniker, became... Read More

The boys from 'The Block' will stay in the Bay! That's right, the charming and comedic Dyls and Dylz will return to the Bay for good once their time on 'The Block... Read More

Trinity Trio held a large audience in rapt attention with a stunning performance of 'Beethoven', 'Gareth Farr' and 'Antonin Dvorak' in the third Tauranga Musica... Read More

Mark Grosvenor slipped on his black-and-white troop scarf in Greerton this morning, fastened it with a leather woggle and headed off to the office. It was a salute... Read More

'Oh Jeez - that's just great!” The profanity from seasoned Tauranga cop Sergeant Wayne Hunter was very understandable and very forgivable in the circumstances. Hunter... Read More

Tauranga's Linda Scott has endured seven bouts of heartbreak and keeps going back for more. 'There's a lot of crying,” she says. But why? There is an autistic... Read More

Kyza naps by the fence, waiting for his best friend to arrive. Ironically, his best friend is stereotypically other dogs' worst enemy. The postie. This really rather... Read More

When the Police came banging on the door it looked bad, and it was bad. Certainly not 'the positive experience” the Pond family from Mapua on the western... Read More

In the 'first of many releases to come”, Papamoa Plaza centre manager David Hill has announced to the Papamoa Community a list of new retailers that will... Read More

Two hours is all it takes to make a difference in the lives of those with disabilities, says Wendy Isaacs of the Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust. Volunteers are... Read More

Some of them are old enough to go to war, to fight for their country. Some are old enough to vote or go to the pub. But still no whiskers. 'Our rule is clean-shaven,”... Read More