Local News

Historical film footage wanted

A local hobbyist film editor is putting out a call for people to dig out their old home movies of Tauranga. Brian Pinny is hoping to collate as much historical footage... Read More

Bayfair Norfolks to go

A suggestion from a member of the public that the Bayfair Norfolk pines be transplanted to the Mount main beach is not going to happen because the trees are too... Read More

Taller trees lifting and tripping

Bethlehem resident Bruce Scanlon tripped and injured himself near the intersection of Westmoreland Rise and Athfield Drive a few weeks ago, and blames the roadside... Read More

Walk the walk in your shorts

The shortest day of the year - June 21 - is fast approaching, and Trish Rae from Waipuna Hospice wants everyone in the Bay to don their cutest or most loved pair... Read More

Not just nose clips and makeup

It's an amalgam of athleticism, creativity and artistry. Or a hybrid of swimming, dance and gymnastics - either way it's glamorous athletes performing synchronised,... Read More

Therapy found in a keyboard

It was a traumatic experience. She was traveling through the United Kingdom in 1981 when she was attacked. But years later, Welcome Bay's Robyn Cotton has found... Read More

Affluent life and times of Ale

His name is Ranchdolls Alexander - 'Alex' to those close to him. It's a name that smacks a little of privilege, a bit pommy public school. But he is privileged,... Read More

Fizzi wins scholarship

Papamoa harpist Felicity Whale has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England. Known as Fizzi, the 18-year-old... Read More

Planting a novelty

While senior Tauranga Girls College pupils spent Tuesday at 'Work Day', the college's home stay students spent the day at the beach - planting sand dunes. 'Every... Read More

The man behind the artist

Steven Clark's very black and white. 'I don't watch telly. Too much doom and gloom. It's shocking.” He doesn't have a computer or cellphone. 'No Facebook... Read More

Crackdown on freedom campers

Were the lights on in the camper van? Or were they turned off? Seems a petty point but there's an important distinction for Shane Palliser and the Tauranga City... Read More

A lecture on defending Taurang

New Zealand was a violent place before the Treaty of Waitangi, and Tauranga was no exception. The Musket Wars - a series of intertribal conflicts made devastating... Read More