Local News
11:51am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Tauranga's sporting royalty will be honoured at the 60th anniversary of Tauranga Boys' College over Labour Weekend. Black Caps captain and world class batsman... Read More
11:50am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
One of Papamoa's favourite community events is returning for another year, promising an even bigger and better day for the whole family. The Golden Sands School... Read More
11:50am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Bay of Plenty artists Ria Hall and Tiki Taane, along with co-writer Te Ori Paki, have received the Maioha Award at the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards for the ballad... Read More
11:49am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Tauranga Intermediate School student Utsav Kumar has the look of someone who has many memorable moments ahead of him in his chosen sport of cricket. But 180 off... Read More
11:48am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
It's not really a subject you'd want to bring up at the dinner table, but Diane Cheyne believes it needs to be said. Tauranga resident Diane is one of around... Read More
11:47am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
A team of Mauao kaitiaki (guardians) will offer free training to help keep a damaging fungus off the Mount Maunganui landmark. Pohutukawa trees that encircle... Read More
11:46am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
A charitable trust working to support Te Puke youth may have to close its doors if it can't make its rent payment this month. The Vector Group Charitable Trust,... Read More
11:46am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
White crosses will start appearing on Tauranga waterfront from next week as a Field of Remembrance is installed to mark the lives of the region's soldiers who... Read More
11:45am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Like most contestants, they lounged on their sofa watching My Kitchen Rules NZ and thought to themselves: 'This looks easy, sign us up!” Couple Sindy Coetzee,... Read More
11:44am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
If you've ever wanted to experience the culture and customs of Matakana Island, a fundraiser for Waipuna Hospice on October 21 will provide the perfect opportunity. The... Read More
11:43am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
They say bad luck runs in threes. That was certainly the case for Papamoa's Karen Kemp, with surgery for a hole in her heart followed by a hysterectomy in 2015... Read More
11:26am Fri 12 Oct, 2018
Thieves have targeted Alzheimers Tauranga's fundraising plant stand for the third time in a year, stealing much-needed donations. Manager Julie Sargisson says... Read More