Local News

It’s OK to be blue when things are looking up

A conservation group working in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is producing positive results with the population of one of New Zealand's iconic birds, but also has... Read More

Mountie drops back in

Mountie is back at the Mount, reappearing just before Christmas, much to the delight of all those who have been posing for a photograph with him. The statue... Read More

Burne smashes Queen of Mount Maunganui record

Olivia Burne has defended her crown as Queen of Mount Maunganui in a 4.5 kilometre Boxing Day race to the summit of Mauao. The Auckland athlete completed the... Read More

Cynthia celebrates 100 years

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

Summer may be busiest ever for lifeguards

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

A new year and a new normal

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

Bye bye blue shed

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

Arataki strikes back

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

Nature protects her secret

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

Common questions of Christianity

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

Busted!

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

Four decades of care for Tauranga pharmacist

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