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Ink for impact: Mental health event in Tauranga

Warning: This story includes references to suicide and mental health and may be distressing. A small, family-run Tauranga tattoo studio is hosting a fundraiser... Read More

Menopause event to empower, educate and uplift

A Tauranga woman who was 'hit like a tonne of bricks” when she first experienced menopause symptoms is hosting an event to empower, educate and uplift... Read More

Tauranga Arts Festival’s 2025 programme revealed

All the fun of the circus and the magic and cleverness of musicians, comedians, actors and writers will be on offer at this year's Tauranga Arts Festival. The... Read More

Vehicle rally to rev up funds for Cancer Society

Car-lovers are invited to pull their old beauties out of the garage and cruise along to this month's Classic & Vintage Vehicle Show and Rally on August 24 in... Read More

New Western BoP online mental health referral

Accessing free mental health and wellbeing support just got easier for Bay of Plenty residents, with the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation launching... Read More

Protesters oppose industrial park plan

'Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community... Read More

87-year-old rows 33km to honour son’s legacy

An 87-year-old Matua man is feeling happy after completing a chilly 33.3km Saturday row from Tauranga Harbour to Bowentown Boating and Sport Fishing Club one... Read More

Julia Manktelow: A force of nature

A driving force behind some of Tauranga's largest suburb's most iconic events and initiatives has stepped down after six years. Julia Manktelow resigned from... Read More

New rules for Operation Cover-Up

As more than 800kg of Bay of Plenty-knitted goodies are shipped across the world to warm Eastern Europeans, back here Operation Cover-Up's co-ordinator needs... Read More

Tauranga Curtain Bank relocates

After a winter hiatus, Tauranga Curtain Bank is operating in a new location at Pāpāmoa. Run by the Red Cross Tauranga Branch, the vital community service... Read More

Getting a buzz from power

The place is buzzing, humming and crackling. The sounds of electricity - tiny, charged electrons creating a vital force of energy. Driving the world. Driving... Read More

Kiwis called to craft scarves in tribute to vets

Knitters, weavers and crocheters are invited to create a scarf for a veteran to let them know they are not forgotten. Operation Wrapped in Remembrance is... Read More