Local News
03:09pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The barber made it happen. It was Francis Hutchings from Bay Barbers in Picadilly Arcade - she got 100-year-old Alf Rendell out of her chair and back into the passenger... Read More
03:08pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Surf lifesaving's Mount Monster will open a new dimension next week, with the Mini Monster set to showcase the best junior talent around. The Dexion-sponsored endurance... Read More
03:07pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Christmas carols performed at dusk in Te Puna Quarry Park has become a local tradition, with the annual Carols in the Quarry event set to happen again on Friday,... Read More
03:06pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Animates' annual Christmas campaign to help raise much needed funds for the SPCA and the Mobility Assistance Dogs Trust is now underway. Running until Christmas... Read More
03:03pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
In supercalifragilisticexpialidocious news, humanitarian Chloe Wright has been named Patron of the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Now in its 13th year, the New Zealand... Read More
03:01pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
As the end-of-year pressure to honour each and every Christmas wish of our loved ones grows, one group of volunteers has come up with a solution to help ease the... Read More
03:00pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
When you've lost a loved one, Christmas can be one of the most difficult times of the year. The Tree of Remembrance provides an opportunity to remember someone... Read More
02:58pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Returning to Tauranga's Christmas in the Park this year is one of Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia's most memorable tricky box sculptures. The Tricky Box Tree... Read More
02:57pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The drive to rid Mount Maunganui and Mauao of pests such as rats, stoats, ferrets, weasels and possums, is being ramped up. The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is taking... Read More
02:54pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The City Transformation Committee's decision to opt for a new museum on Tauranga's Cliff Road was swayed by the history of the site itself, which has the full support... Read More
02:53pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The Ministry of Health is encouraging people to be extra vigilant as they gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations to protect young babies from whooping cough. The... Read More
02:52pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
They may not be everyone's idea of a traditional Christmas tree, but the Twelve Trees of Christmas in Tauranga's CBD have been decorated with the love of more than... Read More