Local News
11:25am Fri 13 Sep, 2019
Mount Maunganui residents are battling a proposed apartment building that will rise above existing the area's height restrictions of nine metres. It will be... Read More
11:22am Fri 13 Sep, 2019
Aquinas College students aren't afraid of getting their hands dirty, digging up vegetables to donate to a local initiative that helps feeds hungry stomachs... Read More
03:24pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
Mayoral candidate Les Wallen has exposed what he calls a 'hidden time bomb” right at the front door to Tauranga's CBD - but is it still ticking? Les... Read More
03:23pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
'They shouldn't have made the news.” That's Jen Swallow, the Sun's tame but delightfully stroppy 568 ml imperial pint-sized Pom. She is quite dismissive... Read More
03:20pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
She's probably entitled to a parliamentary services taxi chit, or she could drive the very recognisable and appropriately red Mitsubishi Lancer with the Tinetti... Read More
03:19pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
The Pet Food Pantry is feeding grumbling stomachs of hungry cats and dogs throughout Tauranga. Chloe Griffin launched the pet food bank in June this year.... Read More
03:17pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
Tauranga is making strides towards becoming a wheel-chair friendly destination, but more work needs to be done to make the city physically accessible for everyone.... Read More
03:16pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
She's just 16-years-old, has notions of a career in law or business management, but in the meantime, she is trekking around and over mountains at the weekend... Read More
03:15pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
Francine Thomas grew up in a florist shop, so it is no surprise her passion for floral art has blossomed over the years. Francine's mother and grandmother... Read More
03:15pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
Harry Kneebone and Poppy Lane aren't worried about spring squalls or downpours at next week's Anchor AIMS Games - in fact, their message is "bring it... Read More
03:14pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
'STV? - standard traditional values, perhaps?” 'STV - feel like I should know, but I don't.” Tauranga local body voters wrestling with the... Read More
03:12pm Fri 06 Sep, 2019
An 11-year-old Tauranga boy with a severe hearing impediment has developed a special bond with his neighbour's newborn lamb. Rory Mackenzie recently spent... Read More












