As the surviving political parties negotiate with Winston Peters over forming a government, Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless is hoping at least one of New Zealand... Read More

'When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.' These lines, from the poem 'When I am an old woman I shall wear... Read More

Create your happy place! The Spring Home Show is the perfect opportunity to find all your home products and service needs under one roof. Step through the doors... Read More

'No person shall sleep or otherwise occupy a footpath or road in the city centres….during the hours of darkness…' Nelson's hardline stance with its... Read More

It's time to get loud today, September 29, to help change the lives of New Zealand's deaf and hearing impaired children as part of Loud Shirt Day. Loud Shirt Day... Read More

He reckons if it's got four wheels you can stick a V8 engine in it. 'That's why my next project is to put a V8 in a mobility scooter and drive that around the shops,”... Read More

A colourful reminder about this month's motorcycle awareness campaign arrived unexpectedly in the newsroom last week. The yellow motorcycle helmet was paid for... Read More

A class of Pyes Pa School pupils is fundraising in a unique way by putting the kids' own artwork under the hammer. Room 7 teacher Brendon Oats says the plan is... Read More

It started with a mat-time story about a whale and her baby and turned into three elaborate murals for the Community Kindy in Welcome Bay. Community Kindy The Bay... Read More

We all want somewhere to belong and the youth of Te Puke are no exception. After conducting a youth survey in Te Puke via their charitable trust, The Vector Group,... Read More

Sometimes simple things done well work. And if that's the mantra of maitre d' Ben Brock at The Ruapehu, a new pop-up eatery out in Tauranga's burbs, then it is... Read More

Public consultation on whether Tauranga will join its neighbours and introduce Sunday trading at Easter begins today. The public consultation period runs from September... Read More