They sweated, strained, huffed and puffed for 585 minutes of gut-busting exercise. And when they finished, they had raised $23,000 for Homes of Hope -... Read More

Water quality will be a hot topic at this week's Catchment Group Workshop in Tauranga. The event which is a collaboration between New Zealand Landcare Trust... Read More

A passionate pair are coming on board as new leaders of the Tauranga Disability Advisory Group. They say despite the changeover in leadership, the group's... Read More

Papamoa Surf Club's lifeguard training is going to undergo a shake-up this season with three new coaches joining the crew. Chas Clarke, Jake Cowdrey and... Read More

He was born on Black Tuesday. 'October 21, 1929. People started jumping out of windows that day.” Not because the world was aghast at the arrival... Read More

Mitch Kale may have lost the New Zealand Men's Amateur golf title but his blistering start to the 36-hole final will live long after the final putt was holed. ... Read More

There's one bloke who enjoys jigsaws. He would; he's on home detention and he has plenty of time on his hands. Electronic monitoring means he can't be at the... Read More

It only takes 30 seconds to establish a connection with a stranger. That's the key message of an award-winning Katikati community development facilitator.... Read More

Tauranga is the country's fifth biggest city, the third fastest growing regional economy. And, more importantly, at least for cricket aficionados, it's... Read More

There's a chunk of plastic from a child's bucket and spade, plastic fireworks components, plastic wrappers, plastic ties and a bit of plastic rope, plastic... Read More

A dog owner's morning turned upside down on Wednesday after her beloved pup went into major surgery from swallowing an old fishing hook left at Arataki Beach.... Read More

He's stylist or groomer to the students, the young men of Tauranga Boys' College. If the TBC 1st XV is looking especially slick before the big game or... Read More