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

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

'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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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