Local News
10:47am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
Townies will get the chance to look beyond the farm gate this month. Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers is organising a Farm Day on March 24 at the McLeod's property... Read More
10:45am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
It was a subtle change of language - a tweak of her words and the online audience she was targeting. It doubled Tauranga glassmaker Jo Tricker's income in a year. After... Read More
10:43am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
Doreen McNeil doesn't do parties - 'I can't stand them,” she admits. However, the Brookfield abstract artist reluctantly acknowledges that turning... Read More
10:42am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
Plastic cards, pay-day lenders and truck shops. According to debt expert Diane Bruin, they are the three evils confronting people who 'don't know what they... Read More
10:41am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
According to the city's private swimming pool owners, it is an 'unadulterated revenue grab”. The authorities, on the other hand, cite compliance... Read More
10:40am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
Anglican Parish of Gate Pa is organising a great night of stories, cooking demonstrations, songs and laughter with Tauranga's Stephen and Tommy (Kapai) Wilson... Read More
10:38am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
The current legal gender change application process is 'nothing but outdated curly-haired wig sh*t”. That's the verdict of one Tauranga transgender... Read More
07:57am Wed 13 Mar, 2019
The winner of the 2019 Greerton Village Fayre Vintage, Retro and Steampunk Window Dressing competition is Zest Bakery, Café & Stonegrill. First prize is... Read More
08:43am Sat 09 Mar, 2019
'I could have gone out and water-blasted the drive,” says Brian Elmes of his first decent Johnny Cash in a more than a year. For Johnny Cash, read slash,... Read More
08:42am Sat 09 Mar, 2019
John Tuck is a tough man - not because he's built like a tank, but because he's a fighter through and through. To say he has a high pain threshold is an... Read More
08:41am Sat 09 Mar, 2019
It is more than just a gumboot. It symbolises New Zealand's history of farming and our 'get stuck in' attitude. But for Graeme Hoete, better known as Mr... Read More
08:39am Sat 09 Mar, 2019
Bringing it back to basics is often the way people find peace within themselves and their decisions. However, in Wendy Garvin's case, she took things to the next... Read More











