Local News
09:10am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
The daily grind of work, eat, sleep, repeat gets mundane but for two Tauranga people it is all they wanted. Julie Thomson and Mitchell Brown have learning... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
A Tauranga doctor has described general practice waiting rooms as 'breeding grounds” for viruses pre-COVID. But coronavirus has changed the way doctors'... Read More
08:50am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
A Tauranga home goods store has stopped selling the Confederate flag after receiving complaints about what it represents. The flag was removed from AJ's... Read More
08:40am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
The notion of consumers buying local is alive and well but businesses are doing their bit to keep the local cogs turning as well. By using local suppliers... Read More
08:30am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
More Mount Maunganui households are wanting to join Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support after the isolation of lockdown. Neighbourhood Support delivered... Read More
08:20am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
The Bay of Plenty Interpreting Service, BOPIS, is celebrating eight years of service in the Bay. 'When we started, we had seven interpreters and now we... Read More
08:10am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
The Tauranga Hospital children's ward is $2500 closer to purchasing a lifesaving piece of equipment for sick babies, thanks to a joint donation from two Bay... Read More
08:00am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
The cost of housing, a universal basic income, the environment and the opportunity to thrive are all top policy priorities for The Opportunities Party - TOP -... Read More
08:00am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
'We don't want another a Phoenix carpark or Greerton mess,' say Mount Maunganui ratepayers about Tauranga City Council's 'Innovating Streets at the Mount' proposal.... Read More
07:50am Fri 07 Aug, 2020
Tauranga's Bob Owens Retirement Village has won Ryman Healthcare's Village of the Year award for 2020. The news was announced during a virtual awards ceremony... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 Jul, 2020
You may not be familiar with the words of a Brindisi chorus in Verdi's popular 1853 Opera, La Traviata, but nonetheless the sentiments are apt for a social... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 Jul, 2020
The Electrical Training Company is calling for aspiring Tauranga electrical apprentices to enroll in a foundation course due to start in September. ETCO... Read More












