They're a feisty bunch, this group of schoolgirl buddies, all but one are glowing golden girls. Wanganui Girls College obviously instilled attitude. When The... Read More

Donna Dinsdale of Tauranga has won the overall Award of Excellence at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards. She is a fashion design tutor at Toi Ohomoi... Read More

Why does the name Pat Lam equate with excellence - Pat Lam dynamic number eight, All Black, Manu Samoa captain, Barbarian and Super Rugby Blues coach. And... Read More

Te Puna residents are breathing a sigh of relief now that plans for a cell phone tower on a quiet residential street have been scrapped. The 12-metre tower... Read More

It's a construction site but looks like J.R.Ewing's backyard in 'Dallas', TV's saga of the amoral oil baron. The drilling rigs dominate the skyline at the... Read More

Tauranga CBD will look quite different in five years with hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into new buildings. Priority One CEO Nigel Tutt... Read More

EmployNZ is taking over a series of free courses from the Salvation Army within the Bay of Plenty. Salvation Army recently decided to discontinue these... Read More

Waipuna Hospice launched into its 30th anniversary celebrations last Friday, with key figures coming together to reflect on driving forces behind the hospice... Read More

In te reo Māori the word 'awhi' means to embrace. That is exactly what they are doing at Awhina House - fully embracing homeless women, providing them with a... Read More

'Kevin, that's right, Kevin's his name.” Kevin the dog. But he also gets Kev, or Kevy. 'A bit unfortunate,” laughs the puppy raiser, Bill Simpson.... Read More

Papamoa's Judy Killalea is off to Parliament next Wednesday to continue her mission to get after hours accident and emergency care funded for Papamoa. Following... Read More

'I have been through the grief and stress,” says Tauranga widow, Wendy Painter. 'Now I am angry.” Seems the telecommunications multinational... Read More