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Life’s a circus

Growing up, Matthias Goed thought everyone could juggle, like learning to walk or talk, such was his immersion in the circus life. For Matthias, life on... Read More

Locals outperform at Otumoetai tournament

An Otumoetai Tennis Club junior tournament has seen locals perform well against high performing players from around the country. The tier three junior masters... Read More

Getting a licence to chill

Trevelyan's Pack & Cool have been leading a drive to get their workers fully qualified to drive on Bay of Plenty roads in recent months. The Te Puke based... Read More

Battle of the BBQs

Yabba Dabba Q, Smokeback Mountain and Backyard Banditos are just three of the teams coming to dazzle and sizzle this weekend, competing in the inaugural Battle... Read More

New Zealand’s deadliest natural disaster

'These wretched peacocks squawked: 'help, help, help' and you froze in your bed and waited to feel a quake.” Joy Macgregor is describing one of the... Read More

Bus-ting out to keep people safe

Public safety for both the passengers and drivers of Tauranga buses has been an important focus over the Christmas and New Year summer period. The security... Read More

Tale of a tense future

Within the mind of one of Tauranga's senior managers is a world beyond our own. Science fiction, advanced technology, futuristic concepts and martial arts... Read More

Tauranga ‘short changed’ by commission appointment

Commissioners are set to take over Tauranga City Councillors' responsibilities in February, but with so few details about the appointments, questions remain... Read More

Face to face exploring art ideas

Supporting indigenous artists across the Western Bay of Plenty will be the focus of two creative arts workshops over the next month. Creative Bay of Plenty... Read More

A hint of Lime for Tauranga streets

Back in October, residents in Tauranga will have noticed the arrival of a new travel gadget to the streets. Lime scooters were suddenly all the rage. However,... Read More

Trashing the new rubbish collection

The new 'one size fits all' approach to rubbish collection in Tauranga continues to be slated by residents, especially seniors. From July 1, the rates funded... Read More

Education with a rugby flavour

'Learn by doing' is the motto as Bay of Plenty Rugby and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology combine to deliver a new course in Tauranga this year. The Cert4Rugby... Read More