Local News
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
It's the story of many threads - a suburban dynasty, a coach who's held in quiet wonderment, the curious birth of a women's rugby league team, and a sprawling... Read More
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
Four new indoor courts will open this month in Tauranga city centre, providing the community with much-needed space for sport and recreation as the city continues... Read More
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
Just like the produce it's becoming renowned for, the annual Te Puna Hall Harvest Market is growing bigger and better every year. The festival - which is... Read More
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
A female cat discovered living in a vehicle in Tauranga by the SPCA has recovered from cat flu and having her ears amputated - now she needs a forever home. 'Tilly'... Read More
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
The Tauranga-based medical aid ship YWAM KOHA is ready to embark on its next mission, setting sail this coming month for Fiji and the small island nation of... Read More
09:00am Fri 02 May, 2025
The manager of St Mary's Opportunity Shop in Mount Maunganui admits she's been reduced to tears over the rubbish dumped there. 'I love what I do and the people... Read More
02:00pm Fri 25 Apr, 2025
'…. .- .--. .--. -.-- / -… .. .-. - …. -.. .- -.- ' A Morse code birthday blessing for John Daniel Clark - because the wartime Royal... Read More
01:00pm Fri 25 Apr, 2025
Tauranga mural artist Sam Allen is set to leave his mark on Japan — literally — with a large-scale mural as part of an international arts residency... Read More
11:44am Fri 25 Apr, 2025
'If I die, it'll be their fault because they will have stopped playing my kind of music,” said the feisty and funny 96-year-old. She's kind of joking,... Read More
11:42am Fri 25 Apr, 2025
An online hub - called Design.Resilience.NZ - has launched to make it easier to build more resilient homes and buildings that help communities bounce back from... Read More
11:42am Fri 25 Apr, 2025
The Coalition Government will do more to make it easier to build granny flats, by increasing the maximum non-consented size that can be built to 70 square metres. RMA... Read More
11:00am Fri 25 Apr, 2025
Ōtūmoetai College is undergoing a major transformation to modernise its facilities to meet evolving student needs. The ambitious project seeks to reshape... Read More