Local News

New seats bring enjoyment back

A Tauranga couple who took a public stand last year against inadequate seating for wheelchair patrons and their companions at Event Cinemas Tauranga finally got... Read More

Parkrun coming to Tauranga

A free, volunteer-driven community run that has taken the country by storm since reaching New Zealand shores in 2012 is coming to Tauranga this month. The first... Read More

The golden kumara

Tauranga's Graham Burns is stumped as to why his orange kumara has grown to the size of a rugby ball, but he is happy to show off his prized possession with the... Read More

Ernie, Hitler, communism and gongs

'I have been bombed by Hitler, I have been shot at by the Chinese. And you Kiwis have been bloody rude to me ever since I landed here. I have had the whole lot.” Ernie... Read More

From isolation to inspiration

Kiwi women who have decided not to be victims anymore are showing off their new-found empowerment in a personalised and heartfelt book. Beautifully Scarred by photographer... Read More

People’s history of the Bay

About 100 local writers have had their names immortalised forever on the cover of a published book following the publication of 'A People's History of The Bay of... Read More

Tauranga once mini-California

Tauranga specialist information librarian Stephanie Smith has been 'longing” to share the little-known story of famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's... Read More

It’s a jungle gym out there

Are the kids driving you crazy yet? One of the easiest, and cheapest, ways to keep them entertained in the school holidays is to head to the nearest playground.... Read More

Where to commemorate Anzac Day

This year's Anzac Day Civic Service will be held at 9am on Wednesday, April 25 at Memorial Park, Tauranga, commemorating 103 years since the Battle of Gallipoli. Free... Read More

Theatre fun for the family

They say good things come in threes - an adage that could not be truer for the Thorburn family when it comes to musical theatre. Father Ian Thorburn, and his sons... Read More

The ultimate throwing game

If throwing a frisbee on the beach or in the back yard appeals to your sense of fun, you might like to try ultimate frisbee. The sport was developed in the USA... Read More

Helping the helpers

My husband is a paramedic. He comes home after a 12-hour shift with some amazing stories sometimes - tales of life and death, despair and elation. Other shifts,... Read More