They are the new Kiwis drawn from the largest ethno-linguistic group of people in Europe. They are the Slavs. East Slavs from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine,... Read More

A 17-year-old Papamoa college student has been recognised for her work tackling period poverty. Shuari Naidoo, of Moraka Menstrual Cups, won Entrepreneur... Read More

There's a heap of crap in Wayne Jacobi's front yard. 'Oh yeah! 23 years of crap. I am a bloody hoarder. There's some good crap too.” Maybe, but you'd... Read More

Perhaps the best-known voice in Katikati has fallen silent. Along with his trademark bell. Since 2000, the goateed John Groves, in his tricorne hat, gold... Read More

Hundreds of "stressed, under-resourced" social service organisations are working hard to make grassroots change within the Tauranga community. There are 225... Read More

Passionate park users who turned up to the Tauranga City Council's Kulim Park upgrade consultation may have been a little confused. While the council had its... Read More

'Mother Nature is my girl, and these are my babies.” Dean Morman, a 50-something-old horticulture landscape designer musing on his Papamoa backyard.... Read More

Tahatai Coast School is finally celebrating its brand new cycling facility, a project to promote wellness and bike safety among tamariki. After a year of... Read More

Tauranga City Council is halfway through upgrading 7000 street light fixtures to LED, a project which could save two-gigawatt hours each year. The upgrade... Read More

The Mauao Base Track is on its way to being repaired. Tauranga City Mayor Tenby Powell wants to make sure the track is fixed quick-smart, after being out... Read More

He could be a bridge to better understanding between the Sikh and Christian faiths in the orchard town of Te Puke… a town in which Punjabi is said to... Read More

Bright blue mats were rolled out across Mount Maunganui beaches on Labour weekend. The portable, roll out mats located at Pilot Bay, the Cenotaph and Cutter's... Read More