Local News
12:32pm Mon 18 Jan, 2016
Excited children and adults alike braved the rain at the Omokoroa Sports Grounds today for the turning of the first sod on the community's own one-of-a-kind skating... Read More
08:00am Sat 16 Jan, 2016
It has provided entertainment, formed memories - and sometimes caused a kerfuffle with children not wanting to leave - at the back of a Mount Maunganui video store... Read More
08:00am Fri 15 Jan, 2016
Higor and Tara Fiuza arrived in white T-shirts and left covered top-to-toe in colour. They'd been to the free Colour Splash event - and Bay of Plenty residents... Read More
04:03am Fri 15 Jan, 2016
It was the day the dog, the puppy, came home. Summer, the Cocker Spaniel, was weak, lame and hungry after a week in the bush evading searchers. It was like scenes... Read More
01:00am Fri 15 Jan, 2016
There's a fat gardener, thin gardener and the main man. An unlikely triumvirate running 'TRG” - the code for Tauranga City Council's most successful commercial... Read More
04:05pm Fri 08 Jan, 2016
'Bottles don't belong in gutters,” says Tauranga teenager Jake Hoffart. 'I spend a lot of time outdoors and I constantly see cans and bottles littering our... Read More
02:31pm Fri 08 Jan, 2016
By day, they're businessmen, family men, or retired men. In their spare time, they tweak, fiddle and play with their model engines. Building trains, traction engines,... Read More
10:00am Fri 08 Jan, 2016
Celebrated photographer Paul Alsop says his latest photographic series will marry his creative pursuits with his professional responsibilities. The 35-year-old Papmoa... Read More
08:51am Thu 07 Jan, 2016
Waikanae BMX rider Ellie Chew will be joining the boys on the ramp in performing a 'smooth, flowy and cool” style of riding. Ellie will be joining the likes... Read More
11:00am Tue 05 Jan, 2016
More than 150 trucks from throughout New Zealand will roll in for the third annual Mount Truck Show at Tauranga Airport on January 23. Trucks from as far as Christchurch... Read More
08:00am Tue 05 Jan, 2016
If you have a friend or family member with a disability, give them one of the greatest gifts this holiday season - the taste of salt water on their lips while they... Read More
08:02am Mon 04 Jan, 2016
Lifejackets, they're a rule not a choice. The personal flotation devices are a legal requirement for everyone on board. Remember, lifejackets only work if you wear... Read More