Patients and visitors at Tauranga Hospital received a surprise visit from a couple of famous fairy-tale characters earlier this week, when Shrek and Princess Fiona... Read More

Fish identification, sustainability and tree planting will be on offer in the Bay over the coming week to mark Conservation Week, from September 15-23. Run by... Read More

Baycourt Community and Arts Centre and Tauranga City Council are pleased to announce and welcome James Wilson as the new Baycourt Manager. A highly respected... Read More

At 17, Mount Maunganui's Elin Tawharu has packed in an extraordinary amount of international sporting experience into her short life. And now, the serial junior... Read More

Facing up to adversity and setbacks is a challenge we all face in life. In professional sport, it is often what distinguishes the athletes who make it with those... Read More

It's a country known for its culture and traditions, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, delicious and diverse food, breathtaking landscapes, and history. But if... Read More

September is Bee Aware Month, and Apiculture New Zealand brings you another jam-packed campaign to celebrate New Zealand bees. Bees have a huge impact on the... Read More

Nominations for the 2018 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards are now open, with this year marking 50 years since the awards begun. The prestigious awards have a long-held... Read More

It was a heartbreaking noise. This tiny bundle, not even a week old, screaming a frantic, high-pitched wail of pain and panic. And there was nothing any of us... Read More

It was an innocent note penned after a high school graduation dinner one night in October 2011. 'Hullo my dear. Today I finally actionised (is that a word?) what... Read More

If you've travelled along Cameron Road in the centre of Tauranga recently you may have noticed a monument to the chronic municipal inertia we face in this city. A... Read More

If you've already ditched the plastic bags and want to look for other ways to reduce the plastic in your life, a group of Otumoetai College students have come... Read More