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

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

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

Missing in action for a couple of years, it's now time to put Mountie back where he belongs, says Mount Maunganui and Papamoa ward councillor Dawn Kiddie. ... Read More

Otumoetai College student leader Baylee Dyer believes every girl deserves to experience their senior ball. But, she says, not all students can afford to... Read More

The opportunity to tell Tauranga City Councillors how ratepayers' money should and shouldn't be spent brought feedback and suggestions from all ages. Papamoa... Read More

A Tauranga children's therapy garden will help grow 'confident, active and resilient” leaners who can thrive in a traditional classroom environment. ... Read More

Many have seen the OceanaGold Waihi mine from above - it's hard to miss the 265m deep Martha pit in the middle of Waihi town. Fewer have witnessed the pit's... Read More

As the executive director at Te Tuinga Whanau social services, Tommy Kapai Wilson sees the widespread impact of drugs and addiction first hand. Tommy says... Read More

I first met Margaret Colmore about 22 years ago, when she arrived from South Africa with her family in 1998 after sailing for about two years around the world.... Read More

A year on from her passing, Joanne Rye-McGregor's life of love and adventure is being celebrated through her poems, which have been collected in a book by her... Read More

Tauranga accommodation providers are reporting an increase in visitor numbers of up to 19 per cent compared to last year. Papamoa Beach Resort director... Read More