Local News
08:30am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Western Bay of Plenty councillors have stood by their decision and reaffirmed a Māori ward for the district. Councillors were urged to keep the Māori ward... Read More
08:19am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
With warmer temperatures arriving it's a clear sign that summer is nearing, which means Aotearoa's ultimate reggae festival is also getting closer! A total... Read More
08:16am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Grief Support Services is now offering mini professional workshops in Tauranga. The first series will be on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, which are ideal... Read More
08:16am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
A concert by Tauranga's Inachord Singers will not only raise money for a school in the Solomon Islands, it will also showcase a new variety of songs they've... Read More
08:16am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
A vibrant celebration of everything Brazil is happening in Pāpāmoa this month to bring the unique culture to the community. Event organiser Daiana Price... Read More
08:16am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
The Waikato-Bay of Plenty branch of New Zealand's Amputee Society is hosting a one-of-a-kind wellness conference in Tauranga on September 14 - and everyone is... Read More
08:15am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
'New Zealand's gonna win!” and 'Yeah, New Zealand's better” rang out from a crowd of Tauranga Intermediate School students this week as they got... Read More
08:15am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Laura Hollands looks directly down the carpeted pitch and bowls her bowl. All is quiet until her bowl slows and stops within centimetres of the white jack. Her... Read More
08:00am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
'True Colours' is a Split Enz classic - an anthem of sorts, heralding in the age of Aquarius for us ageing hippies of the late-1970s and early-1980s who can... Read More
07:00am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
The Bay of Plenty's most talented young orchestral musicians will perform in a free concert in Tauranga this month. 'A Fanfare of Fantasies' by Youth Philharmonic... Read More
12:00pm Sat 31 Aug, 2024
The Kōpūrererua Valley Rotary Centennial Trust needs 200 volunteers to plant 4500 native trees and shrubs on September 29. This milestone event - part of... Read More
10:00am Sat 31 Aug, 2024
Some evocative Springsteen lyrics started it. Geordie indie rocker Sam Fender unwittingly kicked it along. And between them, they fired the creativity of... Read More