There was a time a kid could redeem an empty lemonade bottle for enough money to buy a decent bag of aniseed balls or a quencher. Redeemable bottles were also... Read More

The hunt is on once more for the Bay's best young fruit growers. To be eligible for the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower competition, entrants must be under 30... Read More

Three Tauranga City footballers have stripped the game back to basics to encourage fun and inclusiveness amongst some of the region's youngest players. Colm... Read More

Champion surfer Indica Knox Corcoran is looking for sponsorship for the upcoming surfing competitions in Australia. A student at Tahatai Coast School, the eight-year-old... Read More

Tauranga City Council is adding a Matua and Otumoetai New Year's Eve event to its community celebrations, as part of the plan to take the festivities to local... Read More

Much like the seaside settlement that it serves, Omokoroa Community Tennis Club is booming. After just six years, the club boasts a membership in excess of 110,... Read More

Bernie Allen has a 'pet' project he's been working on as he looks to raise funds for the SPCA. The Bethlehem Te Puna Lions member helps to run the market twice... Read More

They're nine of the city's finest young singing voices, and early next month they go head-to-head in the Tauranga Opera Forum's 2019 concert for singing scholarships. Two... Read More

A sea of Santas are set to leave their sleighs behind and dash around the Mount for a great cause. The Great NZ Santa Run - a fundraiser for the Graeme Dingle... Read More

It is the season of giving and that means no one goes without, even our rough sleepers. Homebase educator Juliet Little is asking the public to contribute just... Read More

Sirens will be blaring in the region next week, but for an emergency of a more generous nature. Western Bay of Plenty Fire, Police and St John centres and Emergency... Read More

It was 24 hours of retail madness that saw $69.7 million pass through New Zealand's tills on Black Friday. For context, that's $1.5 million more than the crazy... Read More