Katikati's St John Ambulance staff move into their brand new station early next week, marking the end of an $800,000 community fundraising project that began last... Read More

Distress flares are sometimes the boatie's last resort for attracting attention. If the motor doesn't work and the VHF's broken, a flare can be the last chance... Read More

Mr and Mrs Hedgy will feature in Bellevue Primary School's fifth art exhibition at Baycourt Community and Art Centre this month. They're hedgehogs crafted from... Read More

What does it take to win one of the most coveted podium positions in the world? Intelligence, co-ordination, interpretation, top communication skill and great sensitivity,... Read More

The Tauranga Boat Show is taking a break this year, but maritime enthusiasts will still find plenty to excite them next weekend. The Tauranga Marine Industry Association... Read More

Not a month goes by when Elizabeth Curtis' lounge doesn't host a flowering orchid or two. But the addiction isn't hers. Husband Barry Curtis has more than 1000... Read More

It could easily have turned out bad, could have been a nasty outcome. But the right sort of people, notably Tauranga Boys' College student Zak Jacobs and his fox... Read More

He's a policeman who goes 'bollocky' on Papamoa Beach. That's Constable Reece Hood the naturist. He's also a cop who'll strip off his whole kit and caboodle - stab... Read More

Darren Leggatt will be donning his helmet, suit and tie before getting on his Ducati Monster and revving the engine. Sure, it's not typical motorcycle clothing,... Read More

Lucia Cook will happily sit for hours plaiting the intricate rows of a cornrow braid, or fiddle with a tricky waterfall braid. But voluntarily go to the hairdressers?... Read More

Animal lovers around the world will get the chance to tune into Tauranga's fuzziest reality show tomorrow afternoon with the debut of 'Pet Medics'. The 10-episode... Read More

Katikati's getting catty and cattier - but in the loveliest, feline kind of way. Cats, dozens of them, long coats, standard coats, in-between coats, flash cats,... Read More