Local News

A Kiwi surprise

There's restrained optimism brewing in the bush at Otanewainuku Forest 20km south of Tauranga. A bloke called 'Kowhai' is sitting on an egg. 'It's late in the season.... Read More

Grants lifts school’s self-esteem

Max e Grants are open again this year for schools and preschools to support disadvantaged children in their schooling. The initiative is to provide financial and... Read More

Not wasted: Rescuing Bay food

At first it was 24 tonnes, last year it was 80 tonnes - but now Good Neighbour's Food Rescue is distributing more than 150 tonnes of food, which would otherwise... Read More

Wiki comes back from the brink

Someday, someone should sit 'Wiki' down and tell him a few doggie truths. How close he came to doggie heaven, how the needle of doggie doom hovered over him, hovered... Read More

Expect parking price hikes

Increased parking charges - the first for eight years - inner city workers parking and walking, and more bikes and buses. These could become the realities as the... Read More

Get your goggles on

Mount Intermediate students are gearing up for the Sand to Surf tomorrow at Mount Maunganui, with 1000 expected to get their toes wet - and much more. The events... Read More

Variety Bash connecting playcentre

Playcentres throughout New Zealand are going to meet eachother - in book form. ABC playcentre in Tauranga will become sister centres with ABC playcentre down in... Read More

Learning the law

Bay of Plenty secondary school students who want to get a taste of law and experience the thrill of the court can take part in the University of Waikato's 2016... Read More

Connecting the community

The Tauranga community will have the chance to connect with councillors and local community groups and discuss what's happening in their area at Tauranga City Council's... Read More

'Something you wouldn't expect'

'It's definitely one of those things you don't want to hear or believe.” But Alicia Necklen had to believe it, had to accept her two-year-old boy had cancer. 'Now... Read More

Families getting active

Fourteen families competed in their first ever Weetbix TRYathlon at Mount Maunganui earlier this year as part of the Active Families health programme. In February... Read More

'Check your blind spots'

A Tauranga woman is pleading with motorists to keep in mind that it only takes seconds to change a life completely. For the last 16 months Ellyse Larson Macrae... Read More