Local News
11:00am Fri 22 Jul, 2016
She's petite, sylph-like, a dainty lady. And Frank Parnwell fusses over her. He even spent $11,000 when she needed a new wardrobe. But it's been a challenging relationship,... Read More
10:00am Fri 22 Jul, 2016
Betty Stamp gambled and always won. Many other sad souls took the same risk at the same odds - and paid. They died grim deaths. 'No, it didn't frighten me,”... Read More
11:00am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
Four-hundred disenfranchised Tauranga children and teenagers have had the slate wiped clean, their shame erased, their reading rights restored. The four hundred... Read More
10:30am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
Phil Campbell hasn't had the best year rallying - but he's hoping to redeem himself on home turf at this Sunday's Tauranga Clubman's Rally, which he's won for the... Read More
10:00am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
They lay in bed in Tauranga angsting and losing sleep while their ship, the Norfolk Guardian, was being battered by 170km/h winds in treacherous sub-antarctic waters... Read More
09:30am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
An action group against the Government's proposal to sell off state houses in Tauranga is planning a public protest for tomorrow. Tauranga Social Housing Action... Read More
09:00am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
Papamoa photographer Colleen Kiddie has walked away with a slew of honours at the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers Iris Awards in Wellington... Read More
08:00am Fri 15 Jul, 2016
Businesses from the Bay of Plenty and around New Zealand are being urged to round up their colleagues and get ready for Tauranga's inaugural BIZ Games. The BIZ... Read More
08:24am Mon 11 Jul, 2016
Make sure you're keeping your family safe these school holidays - especially if you are ferrying children around in the family car. Auto Repair Co's Kelly Belch... Read More
04:30pm Fri 08 Jul, 2016
He's not your usual cow cockie but Calvin Ball reckons he could have the right mix to take out out 2016's FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest. And despite the... Read More
03:30pm Fri 08 Jul, 2016
In 1992 a 31-year-old Angela Grace was issued a uniform, pair of handcuffs and a wooden baton as she started her career in the New Zealand Police Force. And she... Read More
02:30pm Fri 08 Jul, 2016
It's a case of the college and the current collegian stepping up to help a former collegian. And it's a charity event that's 'very close to home,” according... Read More












