It may just be a photograph of an iceberg but the story behind it is so much more. It is also the grand prize winner of the 2019 Sony Alpha Awards,... Read More

It was an artist making an ethical statement. But he chose perhaps the most divisive and polarising subject matter of our time to make his point. And... Read More

They are striving to conserve their carbon dioxide emissions, save money and educate the young community on alternative energy sources. Trustee Blair... Read More

Victoria McEwan’s current reality is drastically different from what her life was three years ago, thanks to a local non-for-profit. She was living... Read More

What lies beyond the garden path? Local artists and florists are invited to create avant-garde floral headpieces for an afternoon of garden, fashion,... Read More

Tauranga woman Beverly May was working as a hairdresser in her 20s when she realised she didn’t want the life most of her female clients seemed... Read More

The team at Waipuna Hospice see patients who have no or limited family support during the most difficult moments of their lives. Whatever the reason,... Read More

But most of all, Mavis loves spending time with her huge family. The upbeat matriarch has four children, 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and... Read More

Times change, things change, but nothing changes. Like at the Te Puke Post Office where locals have taken over running the business. Things have changed... Read More

Nadia Lim is travelling to Tauranga next week to talk about the importance of providing quality education for Cambodian children – a topic close... Read More

It’s always the way. The 1917 Dodge Roadster had served them faithfully and tirelessly on a two-month, 4886 mile odyssey around the South Island. We... Read More

  Wharf Street - tacky and dilapidated. A hodgepodge of recycled wooden pallets and planters, the occupants of most, long dead.   A shambles... Read More

  The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one.   And a council staff member reckons Tauranga has a bit of a waste problem.... Read More

  Sally Burgess is one of the country’s most accomplished and successful country music exports.   Okay, she is an Aussie by birth,... Read More

  Ty Stoddard’s rare skin condition leaves him sleep-deprived, emotionally drained and in chronic pain. The Tauranga dad, who has linear... Read More