World acclaimed New Zealand tenor Pene Pati nearly ended up spending Christmas and New Years' Eve in managed isolation away from family and friends, due to a peculiar... Read More

It was a well-kept surprise. Unbeknown to her, Omokoroa resident Jocelyn Hicks was to receive the Tauranga Centennial Heritage Award this Sunday at The Elms,... Read More

The intricacy of Jan Gee's knitted clothes and hats is impressive, especially because all of it is 12 times smaller than a normal dress or hat. The knitting... Read More

Stephen Cleland has been appointed as the new director of the Tauranga Art Gallery. 'We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Stephen to Tauranga Art Gallery,”... Read More

Exasperation at Tauranga City Council's prolonged decision-making around Park n Ride options bubbled up at the Bay of Plenty Public Transport Committee last... Read More

Living above Farmers sounds like the perfect easy living, with benefits. If you're cooking a large chicken and your appliance goes 'boom', you can pop downstairs... Read More

Last year, Curate Church's Gift of Groceries Christmas hamper initiative resulted in 1200 grocery boxes being given to more than 30 Bay of Plenty charities... Read More

It's a pinky pine Christmas time across Tauranga this month. Three Tauranga students who have been studying at Otago University are asking locals to select... Read More

Gobsmacked Productions aims to take the hassle out of shows for primary schools and literally gobsmack the audience. Patrice Patel created the unique business... Read More

Ongoing troubles in South Africa are getting swept under the carpet not only by its own administration, but by the media at large, one ex-pat now living... Read More

A team effort, 16 hour days and 70-hour weeks have gone into getting 300 bikes ready for the Good Neighbour bike drive. The people in charge of storing... Read More

Volunteers at Bay of Plenty animal rescues are facing verbal abuse and harassment which makes the work they do even harder. ARRC Wildlife Trust and Vada's... Read More