Local News
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
Athenree Homestead will come to life via the sight and sound of vintage engines on Sunday, February 16, when the historic property hosts its popular Classic... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
Tucked away in a Bellevue cul-de-sac is a striking collection of hundreds of bromeliads. 'I grow all of them,” Margaret Calkin said. A member of the... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
The Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums Pipe Band - well-known for bringing the spirited sounds of the Highlands to events across the region - is on the hunt for new... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
A Tauranga man is on a mission to reduce the number of babies born with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders. At 87, retired health professional Christopher... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
A four-year project that will double the size of Pāpāmoa College is set to be completed this year. In April 2025 the opening of a wharenui built at the... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
The first time that musical theatre performer Rhoda Lopez saw Italian puppeteer Remo Di Filippo's marionette show, she fell in love with his 'magical”... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
The National-led Government is asking for public submissions on whether to raise the speed limit of State Highway 2 from Te Puna to Katikati from 80km/h to 100km/h. It... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Feb, 2025
Three Tauranga Special Olympians are the faces of their club's new fundraising campaign to get 73 athletes and 20 volunteer coaches to New Zealand's 2025 National... Read More
12:02pm Fri 31 Jan, 2025
By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year's Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic... Read More
12:01pm Fri 31 Jan, 2025
After a devasting break-in at Ōropi School over New Year's, principal Andrew King said the response from the Ōropi community has been 'heart-warming”. 'It's... Read More
12:00pm Fri 31 Jan, 2025
'What do I do?” That's the question that drives Dr Emma Stanley, who helps to run the new Greerton Community Hub - which is a hybrid community centre paired... Read More
11:59am Fri 31 Jan, 2025
A Tauranga film project is stirring excitement and pride within the local community. Directed by writer-director Mana Hira Davis, and produced by Eddie... Read More