Local News
07:00am Fri 13 Sep, 2024
The following days were a blur for Lynene after her son took his own life. This is the story of a couple's experience with Manaaki Tāngata Victim Support... Read More
07:00am Fri 13 Sep, 2024
The Barber Shack aims to raise $4500 for the Graeme Dingle Foundation 2024 Drop For Youth Western Bay of Plenty to support child and youth development. If... Read More
07:00am Fri 13 Sep, 2024
For the second year in a row, Pāpāmoa's Got Talent saw students take to the stage to sing, dance, drum and more. Pāpāmoa College hosted the event on Thursday,... Read More
07:00am Fri 13 Sep, 2024
An initiative designed to inspire people to grow their own greens is gathering public support for its launch in October. Veg Babies is the brainchild of Heidi... Read More
12:04pm Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Tauranga-educated students, who were born in New Zealand, can now apply for a 2025 tertiary scholarship from the Otumoetai Lions' Taiwan Education Trust. The... Read More
09:26am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Every September on Love Tennis Day tennis clubs around the country open their doors and courts to their community. So why not bring the whole family and give... Read More
09:10am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
The enthusiasm that Caleb Lamond has for orchids is contagious. Not for what he describes as the 'big, blousey” cultivated varietals that immediately spring... Read More
09:10am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
A group of entrepreneurial students at Ōtūmoetai College has created a solution for parents looking for an alternative to kids' screen time in cars. The... Read More
09:09am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Lessons learned from the late Sir Edmund Hillary will be shared with Ōmokoroa business owners in the lead-up to Mental Health Awareness Week. The famous... Read More
08:40am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Bay of Plenty conservation workers are celebrating what they describe as an 'incredible achievement” in lifting numbers of an endangered bird in a forest... Read More
08:30am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
Western Bay of Plenty councillors have stood by their decision and reaffirmed a Māori ward for the district. Councillors were urged to keep the Māori ward... Read More
08:19am Fri 06 Sep, 2024
With warmer temperatures arriving it's a clear sign that summer is nearing, which means Aotearoa's ultimate reggae festival is also getting closer! A total... Read More