Local News

Bringing business dreams to life

From daring to dream to bringing dreams to life - the topics covered by some inspiring innovators and entrepreneurs at this year's Western Bay at Work Careers and... Read More

Frosting to raise furry funds

The Tauranga SPCA is pulling on heart and apron strings for this year's SPCA Cupcake Day, encouraging New Zealanders to arm themselves with a mixing bowl and wooden... Read More

Best homes in the Bay

The Bay's finest homes have been inspected, judged, and ranked, with D&B Construction Limited headed home on top with the Supreme House of the Year award. Their... Read More

Planning peninsula's pavilion

This winter hundreds of children and adults are thrashing around the Western Ave Sportground in Omokoroa playing their respective sport codes. But there's nowhere... Read More

Award-winning advice

One look at Paramount Services' brimming trophy cabinet will tell you the company is no stranger to offering not only an exceptional service but also quality franchise... Read More

Shoppers kick up a fuss

'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

Life according to Puck

'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

Our boys on The Block

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

Showing what music's made of

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

Friendly, considerate and loyal

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

Officer at the scene

'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

Heartbreaks and fond memories

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