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Meet Tauranga’s new council

Tauranga's first council in four years will begin its official duties next week, following the election on Saturday, July 20. The new Tauranga Mayor Mahé... Read More

Te Puke’s world hot shot

When he took first place at the World Clay Target Shooting championships in the United Kingdom last week, James Sullivan was one of the few people around him... Read More

Opera singers to delight Tauranga ears

Two internationally acclaimed opera singers will be performing at the next concert of the Tauranga Opera Forum Trust on August 4. Chinese baritone Zhou Nan... Read More

Pinky’s 50 years of service

Tauranga man Robert Pinkerton, known as Pinky, is being recognised this month for 50 years in the fire service. Starting on June 28, 1973, Pinky has completed... Read More

Frustrated: Petanque terrain trashed twice

A newly resurfaced petanque terrain at Kulim Park destroyed from a motorcyclist riding through and tearing it up for the second time is frustrating the game's... Read More

Tauranga's Helena nets a high goal

A Tauranga woman is being congratulated for achieving the highest coaching qualification on offer in netball in New Zealand. Helena Hoult has completed the... Read More

‘Not much faith’ in NZTA u-turn

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is re-examining the installation of a median barrier on two sections of State Highway 2 between Waihī and Ōmokoroa. The... Read More

Tauranga’s commissioners on their big wins

In early 2021 Tauranga's future was 'pretty bleak”. The city's council had been sacked, the CBD was littered with empty shops, and the Covid pandemic gripped... Read More

‘Aviation history’ finds new Tauranga home

Tauranga's aviation museum will become the permanent home to a replica of what's believed to be the world's oldest powered flying aircraft. Classic Flyers... Read More

Community centre reducing waste, supporting people

It's not often you'd be encouraged to walk out the door with as many clothes as you can carry, but that's exactly what a bunch of Tauranga community workers... Read More

On the radio waves since 1984

From spinning records and draping nostalgic music over The Historic Village back in the 1980s, Village Radio's legacy is still thriving in Tauranga 40 years... Read More

Boat ramp parking charge not on, says fisherman

Boaties will now have to pay to park their trailer near some boat ramps in Tauranga. It will cost $20 a day to park a boat trailer near the Pilot Bay, Sulphur... Read More