Local News
09:54am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
A health service aims to have more shots fired when it comes to child immunisation in the Bay. The new support service 'The Collective' aims to improve childhood... Read More
09:49am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Immigration has been a hot topic in recent months, with new migrants accused of contributing towards both the housing crisis and low wages. Net migration to New... Read More
11:44am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
To the uninitiated, it's dead set ugly - a bit like the face only a mother could love. But the Xanthorrheoa Quadrangulata is hugely sentimental to the man who... Read More
11:41am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
Aspiring filmmakers from across the Bay of Plenty will be working almost non-stop as they try to complete a short film in just two days this weekend. They'll be... Read More
11:40am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
The ZineFest welcomes people to think outside of the box - literally - with one of the art pieces at the festival being a talking box. Auckland artist Matt Liggins'... Read More
11:35am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
Five young entrepreneurs at Otumoetai College are turning their interest in te reo Maori into a business. The Year 12 students are taking part in the Young Enterprise... Read More
11:34am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
Students from Tauranga Girls' College will be publicly exhibiting their artwork next Thursday as part of the Tauranga Girls' College Arts Festival. For some of... Read More
11:31am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
'Jeeez … what would we do after a game in those days if we didn't have a beer?” It's a poser from an ex-All Black. 'I mean, what would we do?” And... Read More
11:30am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
If Ivan Alexander goes back to school next month, the bell will ring summoning him to class. But the schoolyard will be silent, deserted. There'll be no kids at... Read More
11:29am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
A miniature horse club's policy is horse size doesn't matter, and they aim to prove it at their latest open day. The Volcanic Miniature Horse club open day on Sunday,... Read More
11:28am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
'We have got to stop beating up on each other,” says Ken Clearwater, manager of the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust. He's laughing but not joking -... Read More
11:27am Fri 25 Aug, 2017
The Katikati Concert Band is celebrating 125 years with a concert at the Katikati Hall this weekend. The band was originally formed in 1892 as a fife and drum band... Read More