Local News
10:13am Fri 24 Mar, 2017
Some of the CBD's streets and walls are being given a cosmopolitan dress-up by some of the world's finest street artists. 'It's a chance for Tauranga to position... Read More
10:09am Fri 24 Mar, 2017
Tauranga horse trainer Jim Pender has been four times lucky - training four winning horses to claim the Windsor Park Stud Japan NZ International Trophy at Tauranga... Read More
10:00am Fri 24 Mar, 2017
'They just wanted us out, plain and simple”. And whenever Brenda Butler - former manager of the Cargo Shed arts collective on Dive Crescent - sees another... Read More
01:21pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
The headlines read: 'Stakes boosted'. Robert Silson had announced an extra $3000 to the stakes in the Japan-Bay of Plenty International horse race, making it the... Read More
01:08pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
While Katikati residents will be 'dancing in the street” upon hearing the New Zealand Transport Agency is adding a bypass for the town to its State Highway... Read More
01:05pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
He could have worn his hot pink skirt. Or his orange kilt. It was a toss-up. But Tauranga man Ross Steele opted for his orange tutu - apparently quite a cheeky... Read More
01:04pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
The Police will be hitting the beach - not for crime fighting but to try and tame the waves. The Bay of Plenty is known for its beaches, and this year Omanu Beach... Read More
12:46pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
Tauranga City councillors have been warned not to increase city parking fees before they increase cycle track and bus numbers in Cameron Rd. BikeNow spokesman and... Read More
12:37pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
'I am trying not to blub - so I will leave you with 'The Organ, The Dance Band and Me'.” With that she flicked off the microphone, the red 'on air' lights... Read More
12:10pm Fri 17 Mar, 2017
A very special, and very famous guest is flying in from Australia for Richard O'Brien's '75 Years of Frock 'n' Roll' 75th birthday celebrations next Friday, March... Read More
04:12pm Fri 10 Mar, 2017
Our current family in-house joke when we are on our way to Wharf Street Eatery, is where else can you call out 'Oi” in a restaurant and get instant service... Read More
12:01pm Fri 10 Mar, 2017
Get your motor running and head out on the highway because the annual Tauranga Ulysses Motorcycle Club Charity Easter Egg & Toy Run is roaring back into life. Now... Read More