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Brooke unearths family’s tearooms history

A Tauranga woman's research project has uncovered a treasure-trove of stories about her family - including the day her father fell asleep in a cake cabinet. 'It's... Read More

Car show drives $10k into St John kitty

Tauranga's Auto Extravaganza organiser Neville McKay is a happy man. So is his sidekick Keith Sawyer. The pair handed over a big fat $10,000 cheque to Hato Hone... Read More

Funding creativity in the city

A new public art trust is launching in Tauranga next week with ambitions to install the first artwork this summer! Launching on June 7, 2023, the Font Tauranga... Read More

‘Blood and Fire’ and Laurie

He's spent his 78 years saving souls - whether pulling people from house fires on the busiest fire truck in the country, or rescuing them from the flames of hell... Read More

Free Saturday parking not enough!

Free parking returns to Tauranga's CBD on Saturdays this weekend, yet some businesses believe more changes are still needed to bump up numbers in downtown. At... Read More

Costs threaten a food supply

With the high cost of food ever increasing, a Te Puke-based charity is having to call on the community to continue feeding those in need. The Daily Café... Read More

Boules and banter at Bayfair!

Bayfair Pétanque Club is encouraging locals to give the game a go. Even if you've never held a boule before - pétanque is not only effortlessly learnable... Read More

Street dance to take over Mercury Baypark Arena

One of New Zealand's largest and most respected street dance events is returning to Mount Maunganui this weekend. PROJECT is a youth hip hop dance competition... Read More

Giving, when they left with nothing

'They're for the children that come into the Women's Refuge. You know, they've practically left with nothing.” This is Altrusa Tauranga president Sandra... Read More

Grand old lady finds new life

It's a magical once-upon-a-time image, mesmerising in its black and white, in its starkness, and taken 100 years ago. It tells a story of where we have come from,... Read More

Rags into outreach

A store in Tauranga is literally turning rags into riches, raising money for people in our community to access free counselling by selling rags. Yes, you read... Read More

WBOP knitters challenged to get needles clicking

Western Bay of Plenty crafters are being challenged to exceed the number of woollen blankets and clothes sent last year to Eastern Europe for Operation Cover Up. The... Read More