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Step right up

It's a deliciously uncluttered sport - no national body, no constitution, no can't do this nor that. No winning nor losing so no bitter rivalries. All... Read More

Sickness beneficiary lands top job

He was in a Waikato Hospital being dialysed for kidney failure when he applied for the job, a top sports job in Tauranga. There had also been other issues... Read More

Improv comedy show

If you're a fan of 'Whose Line is it Anyway?' you'll love the Honest Liars Improv Comedy Show at the Jam Factory on Sunday, February 9. Their first show... Read More

Waitangi Day celebration

Waitangi Day 2020 will take on special significance this year, with a day of ceremony and celebration at The Historic Village. Organised in part by Ngati... Read More

Melbourne Cup provides for local charities

Local charities didn't quite get the $8 million in prize money from winning the 2019 Melbourne Cup as Vow and Declare did on November 5, 2019, but they did... Read More

Heat puts a city on edge

There's no respite in store. WeatherWatch is forecasting temperatures of 30, 29, 29, 28 and 28 for Tauranga over the next five days. So, no immediate relief... Read More

A ‘Gooney Bird’ flapping over BOP

It is as summer as the sound of cicadas, as summer as the wash of another lazy wave on the Tay Street Beach. This summer sound is the rumble of ZK-AWP -... Read More

Predator Free Mount launching on Saturday

Projects by Bren and Keep Tauranga Beautiful are joining forces with Western Bay Wildlife Trust and Predator Free BOP on Saturday morning February 1, to launch... Read More

Carpark issues fester on

The Tauranga City Council says it doesn't have a legal responsibility to mitigate the impact of the stalled Harington Street carpark project for apartment owners... Read More

Shoring up public access

A Welcome Bay resident fighting to reclaim a public waterfront reserve is 'ecstatic” about Tauranga City Council's move to restore the esplanade. Forrester... Read More

The house that Hilary left

It was a beautiful time and it was a sad time. 'A massive family gathering and Mum was sitting under a tree in her favourite swing, surrounded by whanau,”... Read More

Style traverses the generations

Little Chelsea Cooper likes to gussy up. She has a nose for style, for fashion, even at six. 'My favourite dress is a leopard one with no shoulders.” She's... Read More