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Olive’s purple poppies

Every Armistice Day and ANZAC Day, Olive Love remembers all of the animals that lost their lives during the World War One. She hangs giant poppies on her barn... Read More

The redemption of a wild boy

It is a story about willpower, wants, an uncompromising moggy with a malevolent Rasputin stare, and his unflinching, no-nonsense owners. Letitia and Colin wanted... Read More

The spirit of giving

If you're getting a new Christmas tree this year, but don't know what to do with your old one, then help is at hand thanks to a local charity. This year, Arms... Read More

“A best friend for five minutes”

They wander down the gangplank, often forgotten. They're invisible men, lonely men. They're merchant seamen, and when they land back on terra firma they walk... Read More

Noise complaints causing uproar in Greerton

Multiple noise complaints are threatening the Greerton community's use of its local hall, and a childcare centre is having to take costly measures to tackle noise... Read More

Walking for those who no longer can

Tauranga residents will have a chance to walk for those who no longer can this weekend, at the annual Walk 2 D'Feet Motor Neurone Disease. Motor Neurone Disease... Read More

Protest may be only option

Ill-feeling is simmering in Katikati, and there has even been talk of 'civil disobedience'. The proposed Katikati bypass has been put on the back-burner and,... Read More

Basking in the beauty the Bay has to offer

Celebrate the beauty and diversity of our region at the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival this month. With 70 beautiful gardens and more than 50 artists,... Read More

Out with a bang

'I don't want it to live, to be honest. I'd rather it go gracefully and in one piece.” So Ben Critchley will do just that, by giving his '98 Toyota Corolla... Read More

The purple and red Olympics

It's a games that will make you giggle. Throwing ducks into a roasting pan or ping pong balls into bra cups. The Limpy Games is the Red Hatter group's version... Read More

Business celebrated in Te Puke

A Te Puke property management and investment company has taken home top honours at the 2018 Te Puke Business Awards. Jellicoe Industrial Park also won the Ag/Hort/Industrial... Read More

The aftermath of an avalanche

A Tauranga climber who dug herself out to safety after being buried by an avalanche in the South Island is safe and well. Bay of Plenty adventurer Jo Morgan was... Read More