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Sausage sizzles so yesterday

How many cooks is too many cooks? How many cooks does it take to spoil the broth, the creamy potato and leek soup or the country pumpkin soup that'll be on offer... Read More

One for Lego fans

If you're a Lego buff, then Fairhaven School in Te Puke is going to be the place to be on September 16. Elaborate Lego creations and collections will be on display... Read More

Young people can get own home

Yes, it's one of those stories - about a young couple bucking the trend and making it into their first home. But Robert Upson and his girlfriend Jaimie Shepherd... Read More

Calling all young filmmakers

Young Kiwi filmmakers have less than one month left to get their entries in for the 2017 International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand Regionals before submissions... Read More

The gift of sound

It's the little things that give Charlotte de Jong her greatest delight. Hearing her two boys chatter in the back seat of the car, listening to music and watching... Read More

Ins and outs of a toy library

Stronger, better, new generation and they could be on the beach in about a month. They're six or so brand new beach toy boxes, or toy libraries as they have become... Read More

A new home for Plunket

Shopping in a small town with a baby or toddler in tow is never easy - there are nappies to be changed and feeds to be given and baby care facilities are not always... Read More

Confront it, talk about it

When he steps out on the streets of Katikati for a six-hour non-stop gig later this month he could be forgiven for announcing himself with the immortal signature... Read More

Pedal to the treadle

It's intended to be an 'olde worlde' experience, doing things how they used to be done. It's called 'Greenwood in Spring', a weekend encampment where experienced... Read More

Keeping bees in the backyard

They've been described as looking like a child's coffin and have come in handy as a makeshift chilly bin. In fact, the timber boxes dotted around the urban backyards... Read More

Second sewerage consent breach

Tauranga City Council is breaching a second of its Te Maunga Wastewater Treatment Plant consents, this time with the ultra violet plant which is supposed to kill... Read More

Bring your best to busk

Mark the date in your diaries - the Weekend Sun Mount Busking Festival is celebrating its 21st year and will be held this year on Sunday, October 8. The event is... Read More