Whakamarama's Emma Cross is more than 9000km from home but the horror of State Highway 2 still affects her. When she reads of the latest crash on Facebook she... Read More

Without flourish or flavor - a book simply titled 'Oropi - the 100 years following confiscation of the land'. The title belies the richness and the treats contained... Read More

It's one small step for mankind, but one giant leap for our animal welfare. The 'Walk Your Dog to the Moon' event will see Kiwis and their pups walk 385,500km... Read More

They come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some are fragrant, others need heat to thrive. Some look like cockroaches. The restrepia guttulata to be precise. It's... Read More

If you're wanting to get your kids out of the house these school holidays there's plenty of activities available at your nearest library. Tauranga, Mount Maunganui,... Read More

Get your wheels rolling these school holidays at the newest skating rink on the block. Skatescool Tauranga's new venue opens on Saturday, September 29 and aims... Read More

It is rare indeed these days for the All Blacks to drop a test match, particularly at home. Not like the 1970s and 1980s when matches were lost on a semi-regular... Read More

Winner of the Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Window Dressing competition is Three Little Whimzee, a shop located on Chadwick Road. Twenty-three shops in Greerton... Read More

Rugby league in Tauranga has emerged from the representative wilderness. It happened at a beautiful but remote Corbett Park footie ground at Oakura, 15 minutes... Read More

Hundreds of locals will be going the extra mile for the 60,000 people living with dementia in New Zealand with the annual Memory Walk in Mount Maunganui on September... Read More

Students from Paengaroa School marked Bee Aware Month by making sustainable beeswax wraps using beeswax from locally-owned hives. On September 12, representatives... Read More

Who likes a good cup of tea? Or herbal tea in this case. Combine that with a love for supporting charitable organisations or not-for-profit groups and you have... Read More