Men's and women's sevens champions will be looking to go back to back at this year's TECT National Sevens tournament in the Bay of Plenty. The top 28 men's... Read More

Thousands of presents will fill the Tauranga Salvation Army social hall next week for the annual Christmas Santa's Grotto. The event takes the pressure... Read More

Cate Williams put her hand up to do the family Christmas dinner this year. But for her, it's a much bigger task than most. Her 'family' typically numbers 200... Read More

Boughs of holly, sleigh bells ringing, turkey with stuffing, goodwill to all men. 'Throw in a zero waste Christmas and holiday season,” says Marty... Read More

Digging soil, harvesting vegetables, growing flowers and doing 'real, genuine hands-on work”. These are the projects that will keep Tauranga students... Read More

Step into Bethlehem, Tauranga, and find yourself stepping back in time to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, to experience the original Christmas story. The Road to... Read More

A surf lifesaver from Switzerland - what are the chances? Switzerland is landlocked, there is no surf. But there is 20-year-old Cyril Senften, a Swiss... Read More

It's the face of a prize-fighter. Teeth missing, nose wonky, and many of the colourful episodes in this man's life are inked all over his body. 'I won't... Read More

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wave buoy is back for summer, providing keen surfers and boaties with real-time reporting of sea conditions. It's located... Read More

Clean, green community members were left in shock after picking up about 100kg of trash in Mount Maunganui last weekend. A group of 70 volunteers spared... Read More

An enormous pohutukawa takes root in downtown Mount Maunganui, standing tall among new residential developments. The Pitau Road tree, which is estimated... Read More

The workshop is thick with blokes and blokey things - buzzers, bench saws, mitre saws, band saws, scroll saws. But they're not for Jean Crabtree. 'If... Read More