Tauranga's Graham Burns is stumped as to why his orange kumara has grown to the size of a rugby ball, but he is happy to show off his prized possession with the... Read More

'I have been bombed by Hitler, I have been shot at by the Chinese. And you Kiwis have been bloody rude to me ever since I landed here. I have had the whole lot.” Ernie... Read More

Kiwi women who have decided not to be victims anymore are showing off their new-found empowerment in a personalised and heartfelt book. Beautifully Scarred by photographer... Read More

About 100 local writers have had their names immortalised forever on the cover of a published book following the publication of 'A People's History of The Bay of... Read More

Tauranga specialist information librarian Stephanie Smith has been 'longing” to share the little-known story of famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's... Read More

Are the kids driving you crazy yet? One of the easiest, and cheapest, ways to keep them entertained in the school holidays is to head to the nearest playground.... Read More

This year's Anzac Day Civic Service will be held at 9am on Wednesday, April 25 at Memorial Park, Tauranga, commemorating 103 years since the Battle of Gallipoli. Free... Read More

They say good things come in threes - an adage that could not be truer for the Thorburn family when it comes to musical theatre. Father Ian Thorburn, and his sons... Read More

If throwing a frisbee on the beach or in the back yard appeals to your sense of fun, you might like to try ultimate frisbee. The sport was developed in the USA... Read More

My husband is a paramedic. He comes home after a 12-hour shift with some amazing stories sometimes - tales of life and death, despair and elation. Other shifts,... Read More

If you've ever seen the colossal squid at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, you'll know it's not something you forget in a hurry, says Mount Maunganui College student... Read More

Water is our lives - we bathe in it, we play in it, and we are it. 'If you drink a glass of water it goes through your entire body and surrounds your brain, becoming... Read More