Back in the summer of 2018, it seemed there was a gig to suit just about everyone’s musical taste buds. Diehard fans paid witness to a performance from Bryan Adams that was straight from the heart, got right in the middle of the action at Bay...... Read More

The Tauranga Christian Writers group is part of a nationwide collective of authors, editors and writers. Founded in 1983, NZ Christian Writers groups meet monthly to encourage and help up-skill people’s writing. This month, instead of writing...... Read More

I phoned Maurice Greer about  his upcoming gig in Tauranga, thinking he probably lived in a rock legend haven somewhere in the hinterland outskirts  of Auckland. As it turns out, he just lives down the road in Papamoa. It was a beautiful...... Read More

The sweet fragrance of roses and strawberries wafting across the fields is the unmistakable smell of summer. Large trees burst with bird song, and all around the Somerfield Berryfruit Farm in Oropi, rows of plants are dotted with juicy red berries. At...... Read More

Andrew Dalley has been zooming around on his lawnmower most weekends this year. “I’ve been racing since February,” says Andrew. “On the first Sunday of each month, I’ve been going to Cambridge to race. Our local club...... Read More

Arriving to live in Tauranga about ten months ago, Tristan Hancock has brought his musical, global soul with him. Born on a boat in the waters of Fiji, he grew up experiencingmany different cultures and ethnicities, absorbing and integrating the music...... Read More

Matuku Moana Eco-Village is a nature reserve and eco village development planned for Pukehina. The concept - transforming and repurposing beachside Pukehina farmland into wetlands and reserves alongside sustainable homes - is expected to deliver 350...... Read More

Barry Muir has had recycled rimu from Tauranga’s old police building and hospital maternity ward made into new furniture. “One lady told me she’d given birth to six children in the maternity ward, and wanted a piece of this furniture,”...... Read More

Jody Mitchell is used to the early  Kaimai mornings. She grew up there, and brought her husband home from Cornwall to raise their own family in the hills overlooking the Bay.   “I was adamant I was going to have my children here, and...... Read More

Before leaving for Le Quesnoy in France, Anthony Averill, a property consultant at WPS Opus in Tauranga, reflected on the personal connection he has with that town. Anthony’s grandfather was Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill, who was awarded a Military...... Read More