Local News
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
Leonie Trubshoe's efforts to market an international school is a remarkable testament to overcoming the hurdles of the Covid pandemic. Since her return... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
The Bay had plenty to celebrate at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Tokyo. The stellar sisterhood of the Rugby Sevens side was just one of those... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
A wāhine-driven acoustic show is being promised when a 2021 Silver Scroll nominee hits the stage in Mount Maunganui. Deva Mahal is playing at Totara Street... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
Holiday homes in Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty have seen a surge in forward bookings as a result of the trans-Tasman bubble pause. According to new... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
Bay of Plenty adults who are living with constant oral pain that affects their quality of life will be given another chance to receive free dental care if they... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
A property leadership group have suggested central Tauranga could soon be considered the 'commercial and cultural heart” of the region. The Urban... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
It seems the Bay of Plenty is quite the hotspot for New Zealand music legends. Glyn Tucker Jnr, ex-producer, record label owner and the lead singer of 1960s... Read More
08:00am Fri 13 Aug, 2021
It cost Margaret Waaka $50,000 to stay alive last year. This year it will cost her $34,000. The Tauranga woman has late stage ovarian cancer and the money... Read More
02:11pm Thu 12 Aug, 2021
Tauranga author Lee Murray is now a two-time Bram Stoker award winner and monster lover, yet she is still scared of the dark. In a New Zealand first, Lee... Read More
08:01am Fri 06 Aug, 2021
Buttery flaky pastry, and beef surrounded in rich gravy topped with cheese. The steak and cheese pie is fundamentally Kiwi, and Tauranga is home to some serious... Read More
08:00am Fri 06 Aug, 2021
A group of parents and alumni have thrown a struggling Western Bay of Plenty school a lifeline by raising funds that will allow it to stay open while a more... Read More
08:00am Fri 06 Aug, 2021
The Bay of Plenty will be pulsing with colour and celebration next weekend as Tauranga's Indian community celebrate their national holiday and culture with... Read More