Local News

Blair’s back in a smiley place

He was savaged within an inch of his life by the big black dog - severe depression, substance abuse, anxiety and flashbacks as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. It... Read More

Piano, people and Pilot Bay

When I started wheeling a piano down to Pilot Bay, I didn't know I would meet hundreds of people, each with their own story. Like a magnet it draws individuals... Read More

My gang

I missed Sunday lunch at my sisters, telling her I couldn't come as I'd joined a motorcycle club and we had a meeting. My teenager inner self was tempted to try... Read More

Using experience to help others

Open heart surgery hasn't slowed Yvonne Flett down - in fact, it's given her the kick-start she needed to continue following her passion for helping people. The... Read More

Considering the TECT cheque

An end could be in sight for the TECT cheque for local Trustpower customers, and opinion in the community is divided over the issue. TECT trustees recently put... Read More

Waitangi Day event at Mount Drury

Waitangi Day will be heralded in with a dawn service at Hopukiore (Mount Drury) to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on Tuesday. The dawn service... Read More

Success for youth development team

The Tauranga Youth Development Team has enjoyed another summer of delivering successful youth events, including activities at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and... Read More

An important and earnest review

Tauranga Open Air Theatre's production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is the last local show of the summer, and shouldn't be missed. Everyone... Read More

Beach volleyball served up

Volleyball nets will take centre stage at Mount Maunganui's Main Beach this weekend as the country's up-and-coming stars in the making compete in the annual New... Read More

Coaxing a city into the saddle

With a little more confidence and 'savvy-ness” Tauranga, the country's most car dependent city, could easily become part of the global, bicycle-friendly family... Read More

In a miniature New Zealand

It's a miniature world with every possible weather condition under the sun. From cloudy days to rain and thunder storms - it's the future of New Zealand. The exhibition... Read More

Free-loaders wreck weekend

They were a bunch of 'free-loading freedom campers” according to the Ohauiti residents staring across the front fence. About eight of them in four cars, believed... Read More