Local News

A whale of a boat gives access to all

The giant 18-metre Project Noah boat will rival super yachts for its sheer size but this boat has a difference. It is built to provide the one million New... Read More

Cyclers in cyberspace

Tauranga triathletes are pedalling ahead in a nationwide cycling competition - without leaving their houses. The Triathlon NZ Zwift Race League is a six-week-long... Read More

Stepping foot on the new Pyes Pa bus service

Pride washed over Janet Tullis on Sunday when the very first 51 bus pulled up on Pyes Pa Road. The 82-year-old, who describes herself as a fighter, has... Read More

Secret cave warms up winter

We have incredible natural attractions here in the Bay of Plenty but there's one secret spot that few locals have ever experienced. Mangapapa Canyon, in... Read More

Battle of Te Ranga remembered

On Sunday, June 21, a significant date in Tauranga's history, a few hundred people are expected to gather at dawn at the Te Ranga battle site which is located... Read More

Reeling in the new members

Fewer people are joining clubs nowadays due to leading busy lives, which has put "massive pressure" on groups trying to retain members. This is the reality... Read More

Finding a friend

Debz Turner has been on a mission to find a long-lost childhood friend. 'We first became friends about 1974. We were in the same class for about three years.” As... Read More

Unicycles and vintage shopping

The Tauranga Buy Local campaign is going so well, that people are turning up from Auckland it seems. David Ijsseldijk practiced riding his unicycle outside... Read More

Flat out florists pay a pretty penny

Tauranga florists have been forced to change things up to keep flower prices down. Tami Hansen, who owns Flowers by Tami, says the price of flowers has doubled... Read More

Life and death in lockdown

Being unable to hold your wife's hand one last time was the harsh reality of life during lockdown for many families. One man at a Bethlehem retirement village... Read More

Putting their best feet forward

If Dominic Tupou hadn't joined the Tauranga Boxing Academy he wouldn't be putting much effort into his school work and would be 'pretty slack”. The... Read More

Blood is thicker than water

'It's simple, it's painless and it doesn't cost a thing apart from a little bit of time.” Those are the words of Tauranga man John Daniels who has... Read More