Tauranga Libraries' summer reading programmes have been a huge success, with a record number of enrolments this summer. More than 1000 children and teens signed... Read More

A local branch is in need of big-hearted people to hit the streets and shake some buckets around for a good cause. The Tauranga branch of the Heart Foundation is... Read More

'The daughter won't let me drive her to school in it,” says Stu Forster. 'Not cool.” Which is understandable, because 'it' would stand out awkwardly... Read More

To a spectator of jetsprinting, the sport undoubtedly raises adrenal levels, but for one of the methanol-sucking monsters who races in the event, the experience... Read More

The Bay of Plenty Harness Racing Club is holding its 23rd annual family picnic meeting on the grass at Tauranga Racecourse on Sunday, January 28. There is a full,... Read More

Gather your friends and fellow frocked-up bicyclers and race down the streets in style this weekend. Frocks on Bikes is into its fourth year, and sees people of... Read More

One of the biggest surf sporting events is about to hit Bay of Plenty shores this weekend, with hundreds of athletes from around the country set to take part. The... Read More

Tauranga City Council is looking to beef up CCTV coverage around the pier and tidal stairs on the city's waterfront after ongoing issues with the life preserver... Read More

As a mum of three healthy kids, I count my blessings every day. I was stoked to hear that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford are having... Read More

It is both a deeply sad time and a profoundly satisfying time of year for Paul Roozendaal. For around two-and-a-half hours, Paul can be at sea and alone with his... Read More

There are mysteries, action and adventures, and science fiction. Over on another table there's romance, horror, self-help, satire and drama. Books of many and varied... Read More

'There was a very real danger we were going nowhere,” says Martin Knudsen. There was an even greater danger that their four wheel drive would be seized and... Read More