Local News
09:27pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
A company which was refused a licence to open a retail bottle shop in the Tauranga CBD four years ago has again applied to open an off-licence at the top of... Read More
09:25pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
She's been in love with cue sports since she was a nipper and stood on a box to play eight ball. 'I have four brothers and a sister so there was always... Read More
09:23pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
The fairytale of the Billy Goats Gruff is being played out in suburban Tauranga. In a real-life, but loose adaption, the mean 'who's that tripping over... Read More
09:22pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
The support groups run by Tauranga organisation Gender Dynamix have helped at least one mother to support her son be himself. Gender Dynamix runs support... Read More
09:20pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
Squadrons of light aircraft, including between 150 and 160 pilots and their entourages will descend on Tauranga next week. And it will be quite an event. It's... Read More
09:18pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
Many residents around the Welcome Bay and Hairini area have noticed a new wetland taking shape near the Maungatapu underpass. This is an NZTA run collaborative... Read More
09:16pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
Rebecca Penman has raised more than $20,000 to help with the wildlife relief in Australia and then headed to Victoria to offer her services. The Tauranga... Read More
09:10pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
It started out as a normal day for former cop Ross Bielby back in 2012, but quickly went downhill when he found himself in hospital having a cardiac arrest.... Read More
05:29pm Fri 07 Feb, 2020
Ilma Shergold, the grandmother, is younger than her grandsons. Go figure. The boys are aged 25,2 6 and 30, or thereabouts, and Ilma, the grandmother, is... Read More
05:26pm Fri 07 Feb, 2020
Surgical masks are almost impossible to come by in the Bay of Plenty as people prepare for the impact of a possible Coronavirus outbreak. Tauranga pharmacists,... Read More
05:24pm Fri 07 Feb, 2020
It's a plant, not just any plant, but a plant with a story. And Roger Allen tells that story with deep affection and respect. 'It's taken 10 years to grow this... Read More
05:21pm Fri 07 Feb, 2020
'I consider it a waste of money.' That's Vicki Coes' reaction to the Welcome Bay slip lane and the recent redesign work done by the Tauranga City Council... Read More












