What does it take to win one of the most coveted podium positions in the world? Intelligence, co-ordination, interpretation, top communication skill and great sensitivity,... Read More

The Tauranga Boat Show is taking a break this year, but maritime enthusiasts will still find plenty to excite them next weekend. The Tauranga Marine Industry Association... Read More

Not a month goes by when Elizabeth Curtis' lounge doesn't host a flowering orchid or two. But the addiction isn't hers. Husband Barry Curtis has more than 1000... Read More

It could easily have turned out bad, could have been a nasty outcome. But the right sort of people, notably Tauranga Boys' College student Zak Jacobs and his fox... Read More

He's a policeman who goes 'bollocky' on Papamoa Beach. That's Constable Reece Hood the naturist. He's also a cop who'll strip off his whole kit and caboodle - stab... Read More

Darren Leggatt will be donning his helmet, suit and tie before getting on his Ducati Monster and revving the engine. Sure, it's not typical motorcycle clothing,... Read More

Lucia Cook will happily sit for hours plaiting the intricate rows of a cornrow braid, or fiddle with a tricky waterfall braid. But voluntarily go to the hairdressers?... Read More

Animal lovers around the world will get the chance to tune into Tauranga's fuzziest reality show tomorrow afternoon with the debut of 'Pet Medics'. The 10-episode... Read More

Katikati's getting catty and cattier - but in the loveliest, feline kind of way. Cats, dozens of them, long coats, standard coats, in-between coats, flash cats,... Read More

He was dubbed 'Doc' after Emmett Lathrop 'Doc' Brown PhD - the nutcase from 'Back to the Future' who fancifully built the first time machine out of a DeLorean sports... Read More

On September 25 expect to see an unusual scene rolling along Tauranga's streets - and expect it to start a conversation that all of our boyfriends, husbands, fathers,... Read More

It's a curiosity if not a contradiction. A teenager with chronic fatigue syndrome winning a major award for tireless work and a selfless commitment and contribution... Read More