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12:10pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
It's a wonderful blast of art deco, a stop-and-ogle landmark down Mainstreet Te Puke. It's the multi-screen movie complex, the historic Capitol Cinema. And it's... Read More
11:24am Fri 24 Nov, 2017
With amazing new floats, a host of well-known cartoon and movie characters, entertainment, music and, of course, the big guy himself, Downtown Tauranga's promising... Read More
11:23am Fri 24 Nov, 2017
The annual toy run is back, withhot rods, muscle cars and classics rides ready to cruise through Tauranga for a good cause. The Tauranga Toy Run returns on December... Read More
11:19am Fri 24 Nov, 2017
There's scone the noun - as in someone's head. There's scone the verb - to scone someone, to strike them, scone them on the scone. A person can be a scone, implying... Read More
11:17am Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Freedom campers in the Western Bay of Plenty will sleep 'uneasy” when daily monitoring of popular park-up spots starts in mid-December and runs through to... Read More
02:06pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
He was the first, and is currently the only New Zealander to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and it all started in an MG TF 1500 Denny Hulme bought... Read More
02:05pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
A steady stream of people has been dropping in to the museum and library info hub open days organised by Tauranga City Council. They include those who previously... Read More
02:04pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
There's lots of laughter and heads bowed together in conversation. For some, there is intense concentration. For all, there is a love of colouring. This is the... Read More
02:01pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
Two Western Bay of Plenty teenagers have each scooped a $15,000 Zespri academic scholarship despite vastly differing levels of orchard experience. Katikati College... Read More
02:00pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is calling for a permanent ranger to be stationed near the Mount to protect wildlife in the area. A ranger needs to be available... Read More
01:59pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
New research has found that while New Zealanders have a positive attitude towards reducing food wastage, an eighth of the food we buy each week is wasted. The research,... Read More
01:58pm Fri 17 Nov, 2017
Zespri employees in Mount Maunganui left their desks this week to serve smoothies and science, cook porridge and play games alongside students from Arataki School. Their... Read More