Local News
09:00am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
The proposed review of electorate boundaries for the 2025 election will significantly change the Bay of Plenty and Tauranga electorates. Tauranga is set to... Read More
09:00am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
They're not the typically big, gnarly, calloused hands of a man of the land. 'No. They're small.” Not farmers' hands, but are farmer's hands - because... Read More
09:05am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
Excitement is building as the 2025 National Skateboarding Championships draw near, with top skateboarders from across New Zealand set to compete in Mount Maunganui... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
He looks and sounds like any other Tauranga resident going about living in the Bay of Plenty. But for this Brother, his 'brotherhood” is fast disappearing... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
'I was pleased to hear… it was a genuine problem, it wasn't just my imagination, and it wasn't just me,” says Carol Hudson, recalling the moment... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
Western Bay community boards have hit back at a proposal to merge, with one saying it would be 'eroding a democracy”. At an appeal hearing... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
As autumn arrives, veterinarians are warning pet owners about the dangers of grass seeds, which can seriously harm animals. Grass seeds are dangerous because... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
Expect plenty of flour-covered countertops, chocolate-covered faces, and sweet smells in kitchens around Tauranga with the first-ever Kiwi Kids Bake-Off under... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
When members of the Cherrywood Probus Club turned up with morning tea in hand at Ron and Dulcie Pollock's new home last week, they were re-enacting a tradition... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
For Mount Maunganui artist Paul Darragh, his seventh mural has a special significance. He's one of five artists chosen to create oversized art at this weekend's... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
Tauranga, residents have mixed feelings about road cones. Some aren't bothered about the number lined up around streetscapes, while others find what they... Read More
09:00am Fri 21 Mar, 2025
This year, the New Zealand Dental Association is thrilled to celebrate World Oral Health Day, a global initiative led by the FDI World Dental Federation. With... Read More