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Say my name, right

Tauranga artist Graham Hoete is encouraging residents to start using the right pronunciation in his new tongue-in-cheek art piece. 'It's just putting the... Read More

Battle lines drawn over underpass

'Why did the chicken cross the road? Because there's no underpass.” One wag's placard at the Bayfair underpass protest last weekend - perhaps underplaying... Read More

It all comes by sea

If there were no seafarers the world would come to a 'grinding halt'. And next month, on Merchant Navy Day at Sulphur Point, people will pay tribute to... Read More

Music from around the globe

Ethno Sessions this weekend at the Jam Factory is a superb way to experience the world of music from many cultures around the globe. Organiser Tristan... Read More

Final coast care planting days this season

For those who haven't yet experienced the buzz that comes from being involved in a Coast Care day, the last dune planting days of the winter season are coming... Read More

Germ of an idea becomes reality

'We had a little dream and it became a big dream,” says Karen Summerhays, who helped mastermind the bold business initiative to stop a crucial public... Read More

Life of a Karitane Nurse

Lyndsay Morgan has been caring for infants for more than 40 years. The Tauranga woman's career started straight out of high school in 1959, when she trained... Read More

Yarn bombers win hundreds for charities

A Charlotte's Web-themed tree has won first place in the Greerton Village Yarnbombing competition this year. Knitted by Lynne Lawson, a giant white spider... Read More

The sky’s the limit

Right now they may just be small sprouts, but sky-high glorious sunflowers will be dispersed across the Otumoetai Kindergarten garden in a few months' time. ... Read More

Eat their vegetables

Merivale Community Garden is for the people. And the group of devoted volunteers behind the garden want residents of the community to understand that. 'We... Read More

More people, more need

Street Kai is coming to the end of their third winter of feeding hungry stomachs every Monday night at the Willow St bus stop. Founder Tracey Carlton says... Read More

Omokoroa stalwart goes back to his roots

Keith Nicholas never thought he would see the day when he went back to primary school. To his surprise, he found himself back on school grounds on August... Read More