Local News
11:30am Fri 07 Oct, 2016
It's been an ice-cream parlour, a burger and takeaways stop, a steak house, a bar with pokies and karaoke, an alternative music venue, and most recently a craft... Read More
10:30am Fri 07 Oct, 2016
'They wanted to clear the deck. They didn't want clutter and I was clutter apparently.” So he's gone from his spot, the spot he has commanded for three hours... Read More
09:30am Fri 07 Oct, 2016
There will be 11 lumpy throats leaning over the cereal bowl tomorrow morning as candidates for Tauranga's mayoralty prepare themselves for the verdict expected... Read More
04:00pm Fri 30 Sep, 2016
She's a beauty queen planning a career shift - a drastic one. Larissa Allen is setting aside the tiara, the red carpet catwalk, the glitz, judging panels and TV... Read More
01:09pm Fri 30 Sep, 2016
Ladies grab your feather boas, pearls and fringed frocks, gents pull on your pinstripes and suspenders - Tauranga's young professionals are invited to step back... Read More
12:00pm Fri 30 Sep, 2016
They have been sent packing but the stall holders want their Cargo Shed back. At least until the end of the cruise liner season in April. 'It's not what the Tauranga... Read More
11:00am Fri 30 Sep, 2016
Two major international signings, two top 10 albums, European tours, performances throughout Asia and Australia, countless national anthems - songstress Lizzie... Read More
10:30am Fri 30 Sep, 2016
'It's a gutbuster. It's bloody hard.” Mike Minnell's talking about his fourth annual Burpee Mile, two-and-a-half hours of self-imposed physical torment that... Read More
09:00am Fri 30 Sep, 2016
Tauranga music and silent film lovers are being given an opportunity to enjoy the award-winning talents of international organ composer Nathan Avakian this October. The... Read More
09:34am Mon 26 Sep, 2016
Music enthusiast Barry Vercoe attended the fifth Tauranga Musica concert on Sunday. His review follows. Christchurch Symphony Orchestra was in town on Sunday to... Read More
10:00am Sat 24 Sep, 2016
The Bay of Plenty's worldwide appeal has seen Tourism Bay of Plenty nominated as Best Destination New Zealand in the 2016 Thomas Nationwide Transport's Golden Backpack... Read More
02:00pm Fri 23 Sep, 2016
Yes, the word 'vegan' may make some omnivores quiver, but there's nothing to fear at this weekend's Vegan Vibes festival. This Saturday, September 24 will see Tauranga's... Read More