Tauranga resident Cynthia Richardson has celebrated her 100th birthday and was able to enjoy it with most of her family around her thanks to the internet. ... Read More

Surf Lifeguards around the country are bracing themselves for what could be the busiest lifesaving season on record as New Zealanders face a summer without the... Read More

With 2020 done and dusted, for a lot of people it is a year they want to forget but for others it has brought joy and self-realisation. Anita Read is a dog sitter... Read More

An unassuming blue shed that fronts the water on Dive Crescent has seen its last day and has been demolished recently. The shed, which was formerly a Harbour... Read More

Reports of theft, assault and intimidation launched a Mount Maunganui community into action last month. The 'Make Arataki Safe Again' Facebook group rocketed... Read More

In the first of our Beyond the Backyard series, Mathew Nash heads to Orokawa Bay. Relaxing under the shade of Pohutukawa trees, white sand receding to calm lapping... Read More

After the year that 2020 was people are asking the deeper questions. With all of that soul searching going on, we ask Ross Horton from Mount Maunganui Baptist... Read More

Outwitting insurance scam artists, uncovering artful fraudsters, or clicking photos of thieves while camouflaged by a ghillie suit are all part of the role for... Read More

When Neil Waugh first opened his pharmacy in Welcome Bay, he would start the day by loading floppy disks into his DOS computer to access the patient database. ... Read More

Brooke Stinson is one busy lady. Somewhat by accident, she has become a champion for the Bay music scene. Her role is forever morphing and she sports many... Read More

Nobody could accuse the Hurn family of hiding their light under a bushel. They are one of dozens of households that have turned The Lakes suburb into a... Read More

One week out from the release of their new album, L.A.B has reached Number One on the Official NZ Top 40 Singles Chart for the second time in 2020. New... Read More