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09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Cabinet papers released this month show key government decisions around pharmacy ownership and advertising of medicines, which will be part of the upcoming Medical... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Joy Rudsits credits a 'good, solid, country upbringing” for helping her reach her 100th birthday. On October 25, 1925, Joy Rudsits née Murray... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
What can we do here? Where is the Mount? Where are the best swimming beaches? Where can we eat with a view? And what's on this weekend? These are some of... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Multicultural Tauranga launched a project this month to mark the beginning of publishing a 10-book series created by immigrant writers in the community. 'The... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Play is being celebrated and encouraged across Tauranga this coming week, with a range of fun, family-friendly activities on offer as part of Play Week Aotearoa... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
A Pāpāmoa man with quadriplegic cerebral palsy has made his first live performance of his own music at a local music festival thanks to AI (Artificial Intelligence)... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Sea Cleaners has removed nearly 21 million litres of rubbish from New Zealand's waterways since 2002 — and now the national not-for-profit is making waves... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
The Tauranga Art Festival team is sticking to its mantra that art should be accessible to young people, with free events on offer. Thanks to the generosity... Read More
09:00am Fri 17 Oct, 2025
Aquinas College Year 7 student Charlie Clarke is buzzing after another great karting season. The 11-year-old won the 2025 New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge... Read More
09:00am Fri 10 Oct, 2025
The Bay of Plenty Steamers have clinched a home quarter-final in the 2025 Bunnings NPC after finishing third in the round-robin standings. The latest win... Read More
09:00am Fri 10 Oct, 2025
This Sunday, October 12, Memorial Park will come alive with colour, music and community as FluroFest returns to Tauranga's Jordan Field for 2025. Hosted by... Read More
09:00am Fri 10 Oct, 2025
Tauranga teen Joshua Barnes is heading to Malaysia next month after being selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Championship. Remarkably,... Read More











