Flashy stainless steel and forged in the shape of koru, the new water fountains at Otumoetai Intermediate School could be easily mistaken for modern art sculptures. But... Read More

Tauranga and the Western Bay's Joint Governance Committee's backdown last month over the two councils' waste minimisation programme is symptomatic of a deeper malaise,... Read More

New Zealand honey bee population is growing, despite the fact queen problems are at the heart of bee health issues. The Ministry for Primary Industries and the... Read More

As a child I wished I had been called Peter. A good name - a solid, strong name. From the Greek word 'petros' meaning 'stone' or 'rock'. According to the New Testament,... Read More

Construction has begun on a long awaited Grenada St connection, joining the Mount Maunganui end with the Papamoa end and creating a second through-road. Opening... Read More

Mount Maunganui Lions Club is sizzling up a storm this lunch time. They are unveiling the new barbecue they have donated to Moa Park. Club secretary George Pocock... Read More

The Bay's favourite, most-read newspaper is now officially the favourite of the nation's print industry. The Weekend Sun has won the country's top printing prize... Read More

They were hunkered down behind locked doors in the Arataki Community Centre and plotting. 'It starts right here,” says Phil Twyford, senior Labour politician,... Read More

Tauranga City Council's next round of community events funding is open for applications, which encourages those oprgnaising events that connect the community, celebrate... Read More

No thank you! We're the conservative Christian bastion of Tauranga. Nude yoga may be okay in 'anything goes' Auckland enclaves like Westmere, but here in the Bay... Read More

The country's had its say, $26 million has been spent and the alternative flag has been committed to the shredder without so much as a flutter. But that doesn't... Read More

It's been one of life's interesting role reversals. The master became servant for the servant who is now the master. And soon the master who became the servant... Read More