There’s just two rules to this club: you need to be a ‘girl’ and you have to have a car. Formed just three months ago by Tauranga-based... Read More

  Unless you’re Jewish you may not know what a shofar is, much less have owned or played one.   Papamoa man Steve Trim is the exception... Read More

  The challenges faced in the army by a group of four mates will have nothing on their next test, running 100km each in 24 hours.   Tauranga... Read More

  When Tommy Wilson decided to organise a public debate to raise funds for community support organisation Kai Aroha, he didn’t have to look... Read More

A new initiative that revalues items seen as waste and creates a community of ‘remakers’ is being launched on Saturday. John and Jackie... Read More

  A local film and television acting school is expanding.   “We’re at capacity with a lot of kids waiting, so we need to expand,”... Read More

  It’s proving hard to dissuade skate boarders from using the concrete spaces at Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka (formerly Phoenix Car Park).   About... Read More

  Certain people manage to really stand out in a crowd on a normal day, let alone when they go all out for a good cause like a charity fundraiser.   Steampunk... Read More

  Greerton Village is once again bursting with pink blossoms. Regarded by many locals as the ‘Capital of Spring’ in New Zealand, the... Read More

  Otumoetai College school leaders are doing their bit to break down barriers and open up the conversation about mental health.   Year 13... Read More

  During Alert Level 1, the Restaurant Association reported that the hospitality industry was struggling to recruit skilled labour and saw no increase... Read More

    Passionate is a word Labour List MP Jan Tinetti has been using a lot lately. She has taken her skillset – honed on the front line... Read More

  More than 30 Tauranga netballers have been selected into performance squads for the region in under 18 and 16 competitions.   The 2020/2021... Read More

  Springtime, with its longer warmer days, is swarm time for bee colonies, says Chris Mitchell from Seaside Bees in Papamoa.   Between now... Read More

It is a case of bad boys and a missing bunny. Staff at Otumoetai Kindergarten were shocked to discover that one of its newborn rabbits was missing and... Read More