'This is a dream project for me, being able to connect with locals, the community, people. It's the heart of what I do,” says acclaimed artist Graham 'Mr... Read More

'Morning,” the email sent to this reporter starts off. 'I had heard a rumour about the street art being painted over in about a month's time. Do you know... Read More

This month the Tauranga Farmers' Market is having its 14th birthday, and to celebrate they have six birthday hampers full of fresh produce from stallholders up... Read More

My mum and Miss Reid knew each other for the best part of 40 years. Knew OF each other but never met and for all I know Miss Reid, as a person, didn't even exist. But... Read More

There are opportunities out there if you just go looking for them. But sometimes you have to take a global perspective. That's the inspirational message from a... Read More

'Who the hell is it?” 'Who' is a bearded face, concrete strong features and steely fixed stare, which is manifesting through a matrix fashioned on a blue... Read More

He's been with the project from the start - since it was a pencil sketch on a piece of paper at Tauranga City Council - now he's going to make a splash at the official... Read More

'Welcome to parliament,” said the voice on the phone. The Labour Party moderating committee which sets the party list had slotted Merivale Primary School... Read More

The Tauranga teenager skimped and saved for more than a year to buy a sharp set of wheels - a $6200 2008 Mazda Demio. It was going to be a sort of birthday present... Read More

It's a story that traverses generations and hemispheres - and touches senses and emotions on the way. It's about an enduring rock star in the United Kingdom, an... Read More

How many op shops is too many op shops? And how many op shops can the 4000 people of Katikati sustain. There's already four op shops in town and a fifth is about... Read More

They're precious Anzac Day moments. Moments that linger long after. Hairs on necks bristled as two Harvard airplanes roared across Memorial Park at 1000 feet. And... Read More