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Turn off water, turn on smarts

Wrong, wrong and wrong. But happy to explain why. The man who manages Tauranga city's domestic water supply has responded to some myths and misunderstandings... Read More

Change of luck for Bracewell

It has been an arduous journey back to international cricket for Doug Bracewell. The 28-year-old all-rounder hit the big time in only his second Test in 2011,... Read More

Blessed with a second start

He's little more than eight weeks old, but Salem, the little black tom with the white bib and socks, has already used up two or three of his nine lives. Salem... Read More

Black gold burns brightly

Glen Afton. Where's Glen Afton? It's a coal mine where 11 men were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide in 1939? 'That's exactly what I mean! History is disappearing.”... Read More

Shearing sheep and sharing cash

It's more than just wearing a black singlet and stubbies like our favourite bloke Wal' Footrot. Sheep shearing is a historical trade, where more time equals less... Read More

Playing Roulette with freight trains

No one has died. Not yet. But it could be only time. They are the jumpers, the people who trespass on the rail bridge over the Chapel St causeway, using it as... Read More

Sweat, tears and triumph

When the gun went off at 7am on January 2, 1990, more than 230 individuals and 80 team swimmers plunged into the tide and headed into a maze of boats clustered... Read More

Indoor bowls is the panacea

Ron Briggs has a lot in common with the Toyotas he peddled at an Auckland caryard for 40 years. Both Ron and the Toyotas just keep going. Being 76 years old... Read More

Freestyle fundraiser flies high

Backflips, rulers and the train will be some of the many freestyle motorcross stunts Tauranga can expect to see this weekend. Some of the world's best motorcross... Read More

Silly spin on a classic story

'You can be called the director, but you can't direct a show without a good team.” It's not a one-man band, but Jonty Climo is the brain behind 16th Avenue... Read More

Let’s take workplace stress seriously

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the skies are blue, but instead of lazing in a hammock or going for a swim, you're back at work - or maybe you didn't... Read More

An early bird experience

A children's book written to support whanau of premature babies will be gifted free to families whose babies go through one of New Zealand's six Neonatal Intensive... Read More