Local News

Road toll proposed for truckers

A potentially controversial suggestion for a road toll for heavy vehicles to solve congestion during peak traffic hours has been raised by a Tauranga City councillor. Cr... Read More

Art reflects LGBT life

A Bay of Plenty teen is working with TVNZ to bring the stories and challenges of queer Kiwis to light. Rose McMahon, 17, is in the final stages of completing... Read More

A sweet spoonful of honey

'Arguably we have invented the best product out there,” says Tauranga scientist Dr Shaun Holt. 'Over and above what the entire pharmaceutical industry can... Read More

Moving to the beat of their own drum

Some people hear the call of the drums and can't help but move their feet. And some of them have banded together to make a social group of people who want to... Read More

When the faithful swap faiths

They are the code hoppers, the rugby union defectors. And when the Papamoa Bulldogs rugby league team ran out against Turangawaewae in Ngaruawahia last weekend... Read More

Surfing through the tough stuff

It's a programme that uses surfing to transform troubled lives. And the value of the Live for More programme has been acknowledged by the Legacy Trust which has... Read More

Classic Flyers roars to life

The roar is deafening and it spits flames. And for anyone with the faintest attachment to flying and aircraft, that in itself must be worth the gold coin admission... Read More

Girls tackle cost barrier

Papamoa College students have decided to take action, after noticing a gap in the Bay of Plenty market for affordable sanitary products. Moraka Menstrual Cups... Read More

Mount RSA celebrates 50 years of snooker

The Mount Maunganui RSA is hosting the 50th anniversary of the RNZRSA national pairs snooker tournament over Queens Birthday weekend (June 1-2). Mount Maunganui... Read More

Happy as a pig in poop

It's hard to figure where the farmyard stops and the farmhouse starts. That's because the ducks and chooks, the goat and dogs, and the pigs - yes pigs -... Read More

Students contribute ideas for Omokoroa playground

Students from five Western Bay schools are putting on their thinking caps to come up with ideas for the new Omokoroa Domain playground planned by Western Bay... Read More

Joint replacement becomes social occasion

Would you like the opportunity to chat about your joint replacement? Perhaps pore over some new or old orthopaedic implants? Or simply give Walk for Wishbone a... Read More