Local News

Gathering together to pray

The prayer for world peace will get through one way or another as faiths of all kinds combine their spiritual energy next week. The Tauranga Moana Interfaith... Read More

Papamoa Cenotaph landscaping nearing completion

The Papamoa Cenotaph has been having the final elements of a wall, seating and landscaping installed this week, thanks to the generosity of many locals. 'The... Read More

Living the dream on the green machine

People may have to watch their heads as they wander through the public land that makes up Otumoetai Golf Club. Underfoot - that's another matter. The club... Read More

Born to ride

At age 15 Lloyd Baker had never left Taranaki that all changed when he got his first motorbike, a Harley Davidson. From there the world opened up and he... Read More

Turning heads for ‘Turban Day’

The Tauranga Sikh community is hosting its third 'Turban Day' at the Tauranga waterfront this Saturday, October 3, from 11.30-2pm. While it's an opportunity... Read More

Art has been set free

Seventy artists unleashed more than 400 original works on the public this week as the Tauranga Society of Artists finally got to hold its big event, originally... Read More

A mountain to climb

Les Marsh plans to climb Mauao on his 100th birthday. He is keeping fit each day by doing laps of the garden at Radius Althorp retirement village where... Read More

Allowance ends, pressure remains

Spring is the air and for some of the most vulnerable members of the community, it means a drop in income. On October 1 the Winter Energy Payment ended... Read More

Greener pastures for Matua bowls

A $70,000 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust will help Bowls Matua convert a second grass green to a synthetic surface and to re-surface an existing one. A... Read More

Workshops and events replace festival

The Multicultural Festival 2020 initially re-scheduled for October 10 has now been cancelled. Instead, smaller events and workshops will be held that address... Read More

Remembering those loved and lost

Hononga, kōrero and manaaki, or connect, communicate and care are the words that undergird a special space and time set aside for people to honour and remember... Read More

Telling the story

He's trailed behind Edmund Hillary in the mountains of Nepal and followed in Charles Upham's footsteps through Europe. Cartoonist Tom Scott is now bringing... Read More