Cosplay might seem weird to some people, fun for some, and scary for others. But for Otumoetai resident Courtney Smith cosplay is as much of a way of life as anything... Read More

More than 1000 Tauranga pupils will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world's longest Chinese Whispers next month. In conjunction with Hearing... Read More

Two children may live as the result of a Te Puke woman's brush with death 39 years ago. And her benevolence. Delcie Martin was 'clinically dead” when she... Read More

Forget the five-hour rides and the leg-burning, lung-busting hills - Tauranga's Courteney Lowe's cycling secret this year could well be chocolate. The 25-year-old... Read More

Show a little love this Valentine's Day. And show the love to Mauao. The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is looking for an army of volunteers with deep feelings for... Read More

Mount Maunganui's Pacific Coast Technical Institute is offering a nationwide practical beekeeping programme - which is ideal for those pursuing beekeeping as a... Read More

Move over quads - the trikes are riding into tomorrow's Te Puke A&P Show - and will be among an impressive line-up of motors, animals and country antics set to... Read More

It looks like a book, it isn't a book but still tells a wonderful story. 'This sort of thing's not really our business,” says Stephanie Smith, archivist in... Read More

As the old saying goes -'Aim for the moon because if you miss, you may hit a star'. 'What I want to accomplish is for more people in the Bay, across New Zealand,... Read More

One Love organisers want you to sing along to your favourite reggae tune and have a good time with your mates - 'but we'll our best to keep the noise level down,”... Read More

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says applications for the second round of funding to support regional cultural amenities is now open. Tauranga... Read More

Celebrated Kiwi musician Tiki Taane loves the fact that tattoos are much more accepted these days. 'When I was 14 it was just gang members getting tattooed so it's... Read More