Local News
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
We're six months out and the race to win the nation's votes is ticking down! The 2023 General Election is on Saturday, October 14 - meaning voters will need... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
It was a six-year-old's understanding of war and why her grandfather went to war. 'I think 'Da' faced a lot of shooting for us,” says the simple-but-insightful,... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga communities have a range of services and events on April 25 to attend to commemorate ANZAC Day. Pāpāmoa, Mount Maunganui... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
'I regret to inform you...” The chilling opening gambit of another government telegram telling the New Zealand families of World War I and II soldiers that... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
They're sought-after. They're a step ahead. They're NZ Cadet Forces. 'When a cadet meets a prospective boss, they're at an advantage,” says Squadron Leader... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Volunteers have made short work of a mammoth job - and it's prompted a call for more local businesses to offer their time to community projects. Tauranga charity... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Prince Charles and Princess Di had arrived. The crowd, a who's who of the Tauranga theatre and performing arts scene, was fizzing. However, the leading lady,... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
A CBD hospitality worker who led a more than 700-strong petition and reached out to Tauranga City Council last year thinks their recent moves to address parking... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
With the Kōpū-Hikuai State Highway 25A closed for the foreseeable future, Destination Coromandel has launched a world-first driving lottery to encourage Kiwis... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Hawke's Bay communities impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle will thank Tauranga for its generosity after the disaster by putting on a free concert for our community... Read More
06:00am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Bay of Plenty Symphonia's first 2023 concert programme is something very different - an orchestral concert with a world-acclaimed accordion soloist. 'Concertina!'... Read More
06:00am Fri 14 Apr, 2023
A Tauranga tree covered with 600 knitted red poppies along Fraser St stands as a reminder to passers-by of Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in... Read More