Local News
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
It was four months ago when rugby players across the Bay of Plenty began the journey to make the semi-finals of the Farmlands Co-operative Baywide competition. Now,... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
A call for a shift in the way public decisions are made in New Zealand has been met with some cynicism by Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless. Local Government New... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
At the age of 11, Venice Harris has a world of musical, film and acting opportunities available to her. Last week she won trophies for musical theatre at the... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
It was the Motoring Writers' Guild Car of the Year in 1993, and was tuned for New Zealand roads by motor racing legend Chris Amon. But for Tauranga's Gabrielle... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
There's nothing like pulling on a woollen beanie or slippers in winter to keep warm, but not everyone has access to them or the crafty people who can whip them... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
It was a chance social media connection. And a very lucky one, because it's delivered four Tauranga search and rescue students to a training exercise inside... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
As a huge fan of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, I was delighted to find an eight-foot high portrait of him in all his 1970s splendour at The People's Museum... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
Bay of Plenty grassroots cricketers, including Mount Maunganui Cricket Club, are feeling 'pretty let down' by Tauranga City Council's decision to dig up a precious... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
For those searching for an elusive state of mindfulness, a visit to the new mural gracing the Vector Group Charitable Trust building in Te Puke might just be the... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
His life and his passing are marked by a simple plaque at Hillcrest Cemetery in Whakatane. Ernest 'Ernie' Massie Izett, it reads. Died April 2017. He shares the... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Jul, 2018
Progress can come at a cost - an an inconvenience. In this case the cost is noise, cones, barriers, dust, dirt, machines and traffic snarls on the main street... Read More
09:39am Fri 13 Jul, 2018
He is the Transport Minister. And he was the Transport Minister. And the two men have this week been toe-to-toe trading political blows over whether the region's... Read More