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Freerunners, flashy and fun

It was what the free runners call a 'bail and slam”. It means as it sounds - a failure, a painful failure where an airborne body collides with an immoveable... Read More

Big dogs, big lungs, big trouble

'Galagan Polaris”, that's his kennel name, be warned - you're a marked man. That's because the imposing pedigree Maremma Sheepdog barked at the Western Bay... Read More

Drumming with granddad

When Neville Corson learned to play the drums in Boy Scouts, World War II had just finished. Seven decades later, his 15-year-old grandson was asked to start learning... Read More

Guy's passion for written words

Guy Hobson came as a package deal. Him and 65 boxes of books. That's damn near 3000 books. All the way from Leicestershire via Auckland to Tauranga. 'There's 30... Read More

Jazz and Mike's unbreakable bond

They eyeballed each other from 10 paces. They sensed a connection but were unsure. After all it's been five years; a whole five years. 'She's eyeing him differently,”... Read More

Massive love for One Love

More than 15,000 reggae lovers from across the world are heading to town for the One Love Festival this Waitangi Weekend. Presented by Pato Entertainment, the fourth... Read More

Beer, burgers and beats

It's safe to say I put on a few kilos during the long weekend. Taste testing some of New Zealand's best craft beer, wine and food at On The Lawn satisfied the lips,... Read More

Fun, frocks & feel-good vibes

Join in the fun and the spectacle at the second Waihi Beach Frocks on Bikes event on Sunday, February 7 - all you need is a frock, a bike, a drink bottle, sunblock... Read More

Couple that continues to soar

He is John Pheasant. He fixes and flies aeroplanes, his own Tiger Moth biplane. This Pheasant is a flyer by name and by deed. 'I am the only pheasant that needs... Read More

Remembering Canon Jordan

Helen Graham is a gentle, polite, and softly-spoken woman, not at all like her great-grandfather Reverend Canon Charles Jordan. The first vicar of Tauranga's Holy... Read More

YMCA plans for tennis club

Tauranga YMCA is in talks with the city council about transforming the Welcome Bay tennis club into a youth centre. Tauranga manager Calum Davie announced the YMCA's... Read More

Understanding our 'business'

'Grumpy” is 198cms of environmental indignation today. 'If it was a tip, ” he says, just a little condescendingly, 'we would have refuse transfer station... Read More