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The Elms wins NZ Trust of the Year award

Chairperson Ian Thomas was surprised to hear The Elms Foundation Trust has been awarded the 2018 Trust of the Year award by the NZ Trustees Association. 'It... Read More

Festival director passing the baton

Tauranga Arts Festival, which opens on October 24, is seeking a director for events from 2020 with the news that Jo Bond is stepping down after this year's... Read More

Celebrating autumn in spring

It's called cai wei - a traditional Chinese dance, with its vibrant long-sleeved costumes, slow elegant stylised movements imitating the movements of fairies... Read More

Gumboots, embroidery and Dracula

Bran Castle - not everyone's destination of choice - home of the fanged vampire, Transylvanian Count Dracula, in the cold brooding Carpathian Mountains of Romania. ... Read More

Plague of wallabies threatens Kaimai forest

The Kaimai Range native forest is under threat due to the explosive growth of wallabies. Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control,... Read More

Track lies between a rock and a hard place

'You won't believe this - better sit down and take some deep breaths,” advises Ken Evans. Because Ken, an Edgecumbe Road resident, is a bit gob-smacked.... Read More

Disability trust grills candidates

A local trust is calling on the disabled community in Tauranga to make their voices heard at an upcoming mayoral candidate forum. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Celebrate Conservation Week

Did you know we have an amazing forest - the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park right on our doorstep here in the Western Bay of Plenty? Never been? Well now's... Read More

Get your head around this

Artificial intelligence isn't about to completely take over from humans anytime soon but it pays to be prepared. Dale Carnegie Bay of Plenty training director... Read More

Big stinks hangs over Mount

Is the jewel in Tauranga's crown turning whiffy? Is Mount Maunganui becoming Mount Manky? Even a local real estate agent reportedly told a client if you... Read More

Cutting loose at 78

What do you buy a 78-year-old, who has everything, for his birthday? Jim Madgwick's got something he has hankered after all his life…. a rose, just... Read More

Karters break out birthday cake

'It's quite good fun and you go bloody fast.” Phill Brangwynne, president of the Bay of Plenty Kart Racing Club is making a pitch for his sport and... Read More