Local News

Cricket legend to hit Tauranga for six

New Zealand cricketing great Brendon McCullum tries to put himself in the shoes of the audience when considering what they would want to hear from a former... Read More

Plan submissions jockey for position

Tauranga Racecourse Reserve has once again become the subject of a tug-of-war between those that wish to see the site repurposed for housing and a team looking... Read More

Average house price breaks $1 million mark

The average house price in Tauranga has hit the $1 million mark for the very first time. Despite evidence of investors slowly beginning to back away from... Read More

The mana of Matariki

In Tauranga Moana Matariki celebrations begin today and master navigator Jack Thatcher has been doing hikoi up Mauao this week. It was thirty years ago... Read More

New Homes for Hairini Street

Ten Kainga Ora homes in Hairini are set to be removed or demolished to make way for more modern, healthier homes. Six of the 10 1960s dwellings on Haukore... Read More

Bay the right beat for popular drummer

Fear-inducing circumstances are when globally celebrated drummer, Stan Bicknell, does his best work. So when fast-paced drum and bass band Shapeshifter... Read More

Tauranga Synchro’s close-knit community

Connecting art, dance and a water sport results in the delightful combo known as artistic swimming. Previously called synchronised swimming, this activity... Read More

Turn up the heat for families in need

With winter just beginning, the call is out for heaters - lots and lots of heaters - to keep children warm and healthy. Kirsty Robertson from the Bay of... Read More

Tauranga runner thanks first responders

A Tauranga runner and mother of two has thanked a team of first responders who saved her life when she went into sudden cardiac arrest during the Hawke's Bay half... Read More

Bay family moved by overwhelming support

New Zealand's Ronald McDonald House is calling on people to help them support families going through some of the worst times in their lives. Their annual... Read More

Minister impressed by Tauranga students

The Minister for Pacific Peoples has called Tauranga 'a special place” and heaped praise on the next generation of Pasifika role models in the city. ... Read More

Hair today, gone tomorrow

The mane has been tamed, but the lion heart remains for Kalani Sargent. On Sunday the four-year-old had his 50cm locks, which had been growing since birth,... Read More