Local News
11:09am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Kevin Steedman's had a gutsful - he's quitting his job, packing up his nine metre motor home and leaving town. 'I am leaving because I have to - they have made... Read More
11:08am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Tauranga fans can clamber into the boiling cauldron of Lions and All Black rugby free of charge on Saturday night. Tauranga City Council has organised a fanzone... Read More
10:57am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Fu Man (Amanda) Yang, a Tauranga Girls' College Year 13 student, has won (first equal) a national competition with her entry commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.... Read More
10:44am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Taekwon-Do prodigy Frances Lloyd, age 17, has been chosen to represent New Zealand in Dublin, Ireland in October at the 2017 ITF World Championships. The 2015 and... Read More
03:22pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
It's fun, it's practical and it's educational.'So it'll stand you in good stead,” says Carolyne Taylor, who is Greerton Library's learning centre tutor. 'But... Read More
02:35pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
Te Ariki Berryman, 12, has good news and sad news. A student at Otumoetai Intermediate, and past delivery boy for The Weekend Sun, Te Ariki has also been training... Read More
02:30pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
If you're interested in tiny homes, affordable housing, simple living, building community or just hanging out with cool people, then set aside Thursday, June 22... Read More
01:42pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
The stellar act of Te Puke's historic kiwifruit festival is returning this month in a first step towards breathing life back into the iconic event after an estimated... Read More
01:37pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
He's a four-year-old Singaporean with a sad and rare genetic disorder and he's inveigled his way into the hearts of the Watsons 8500 kilometres away here in Tauranga. 'I... Read More
01:31pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
It was an old-fashioned standoff in a right-of-way in Welcome Bay. The contractors wanted to get into a subdivision for a concrete pour. But there was a blockade.... Read More
01:27pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
There are three young girls that won't let the ways of the world bring them down. Three 11-year-olds with better self-esteem than some women in their 20s. And they... Read More
01:17pm Fri 16 Jun, 2017
It's an anthology of stories that will shock, inspire and encourage. It's also a celebration of brave and inspirational women. The book has an elongated, no nonsense... Read More