Local News
11:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
If you've got too many kids, farming them out is the key. Black, brown, white and mottled. All up there's 100 baby male goats waiting to be adopted. Animal... Read More
10:55am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
An 'influx' of elderly people in Tauranga are turning to social service providers for accommodation support after finding themselves facing homelessness. Tommy... Read More
10:50am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
Tauranga man Alessio Di Giandomenico knows more than most about how hard it can be to get work experience, let alone employment. After numerous unsuccessful... Read More
08:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
There's a certain buzz in the rest home community around election time. This year it's a bit different with fewer candidates popping by and even the traditional... Read More
08:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
On the brink of lockdown, Whakamarama's Billy 'Mushroom' Roy launched Marama's Mushrooms, a business that sells grow-your-own oyster mushroom blocks online. ... Read More
08:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
The message to wear a face covering on public transport appears to have been heard by Tauranga residents. Wearing protective masks or face coverings on... Read More
08:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
Tauranga school students will get another year of free bus use following a Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public Transport Committee Meeting last week. The... Read More
08:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
Kiwifruit growers across the eastern and western Bay of Plenty are digging deep to help support local food banks. 'There is unprecedented demand for food... Read More
07:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
A Waitakere Ranges upbringing surrounded by native bush has helped steer Josh Cole towards standing as Tauranga's Green Party candidate. Other factors played... Read More
10:00am Fri 28 Aug, 2020
Knitting is making a comeback however the resurgence isn't just due to people finding time on their hands like they did during the nationwide lockdown. 'They... Read More
09:50am Fri 28 Aug, 2020
It started as a simple request by Garry and Luanne Bettelheim, the owners of a property in 13th Ave, to remove a tree. They are knocking down the existing... Read More
09:40am Fri 28 Aug, 2020
Large chunks of Waihi Beach have disappeared into the ocean, but they should return says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The dunes between the settlements... Read More












