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05:49pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
'Season's Greetings' is a brilliant scrummy black comedy. Immensely funny, 16th Ave Theatre's latest play is a wonderful delight of yuletide disasters. It successfully... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
They come, they see, they like - but they haven't been moved sufficiently to take the next crucial next step. Not yet. Would-be dog owners haven't scooped up Nova... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Central Tauranga will be a sea of orange on December 1 as the children who helped keep their peers safe on the road this year celebrate with a parade. The annual... Read More
02:31pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
The assault on possums and rats in an area of Whakamarama bush known as The Blade has stepped up, with $5000 given by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The... Read More
02:30pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
It's a crisis that's been likened to the Rena, but more toxic. It's the methamphetamine problem, and one which Matua Parkinson, a Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More
02:29pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Two aspiring singers will be awarded a $2800 scholarship to crescendo their opera careers. Tauranga Opera Forum - a group of volunteers who enjoy opera - are awarding... Read More
02:28pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
For someone who used to be painfully shy and afraid of public speaking, scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nanogirl, has certainly overcome her fears via her... Read More
02:27pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Phyllis Watson can still recite the alphabet backwards and everyday does four 'laps' to the letterbox and back. Like many people, she is young at heart and wasn't... Read More
02:26pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Santa Claus is coming to Papamoa this weekend for the first of the region's Christmas parades. Around 50 floats will make their way down Dickson Road to the Papamoa... Read More
02:13pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Allen Robinson remembers travelling to the old tennis courts with his trusty wooden racket and his family in toe, often spending more time at the club than at home. On... Read More
02:12pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Fans of big, passionate orchestral sounds should be at Baycourt this Sunday afternoon for Bay of Plenty Symphonia's last concert of the year. Our own community... Read More
02:09pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
The first weekend in December will be a busy one for lovers of all things Christmassy. From 10 -4 Saturday and 10-2 Sunday the Papamoa Christmas Art Fest will be... Read More