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08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Artist Robin Purllant has enjoyed a creative summer, completing paintings in time for the Original Art Expo this week. 'I will have five paintings on show,”... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Sam Tanner is enjoying relaxing in the sun after a 21km run stateside, where he is currently attending the University of Washington. The Bethlehem College alumnus... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Students from a college and district high school that existed in Tauranga for just 11 years following World War II will be celebrating their 75th Jubilee in May. 'This... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Despite being a regular op shopper Lollie Rhodes never expected to find her perfect wedding dress at one. When walking past the window of the St Vincent De Paul... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Whether they are aiming for a Faire Fanny or just want to get on the Piste, petanque players will be pouring into Tauranga this weekend to separate the best from... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
The future of Mauao's flora is being protected by local children through the People, Plants in Schools programme. Tamariki from the programme will spend a morning... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
This year, as the sun rises over Tauranga on Anzac Day, thousands of people will gather again and The Last Post will ring out to remember those we lost and... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
One small step for Tauranga's music scene is one giant leap forward for the artists involved. A new series of monthly concerts, designed to provide an outlet... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
'Ich freue mich dich gesehen mach zu haben.” Those words, or at least a Kiwi version of the German language, is how a young Les Marsh would greet enemy... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
The CEO of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board has thrown his weight behind the major health sector shake-up. Health Minister Andrew Little announced on Wednesday... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Elizabeth Barney is turning 105 on Anzac Day, April 25, exactly 105 years after the very first commemoration of Anzac Day in New Zealand in 1916. This year,... Read More
08:00am Fri 23 Apr, 2021
Anyone popping into Tauranga Hospital during the last few weeks may have discovered that a turn-of-the-century restored villa in the hospital grounds has been... Read More