Local News
03:21pm Fri 16 Feb, 2018
A vanguard of 20 Italian Zespri kiwifruit growers have arrived in Tauranga to tap into local knowledge and expertise. The group are the first of a number of 'technical... Read More
03:18pm Fri 16 Feb, 2018
Teacher Mr Henderson wanted Lulu's signature. She thought that was funny. When Lulu Boorman appeared on the front page of The Weekend Sun recently, Mr Henderson... Read More
03:13pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
The country has been withering in the heat, going crisp around the edges with 41.3 registered in Timaru, 37 in Waiau, 34 in Culverden, an official high of 29 in... Read More
03:10pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
Coming out at 50 is no less terrifying than coming out as a teenager, says a Tauranga woman offering help and advice to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender... Read More
03:10pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
In the late 1990s, breakdancing saved Tauranga's Rush Wepiha from a life of crime. Now, 20 years later, he's bringing his craft home to try and help other young... Read More
03:08pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
Tauranga has recently been described in the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey as the most unaffordable city in New Zealand to buy a... Read More
03:08pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
If you like getting your kit off in the name of fun, you might like to make it worthwhile and raise some funds for Tauranga's Breast Cancer Support Service while... Read More
03:06pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
The land and buildings housing a 'fashionable” mix of retail and commercial tenancies, along with a variety of marketing orientated businesses, have been... Read More
03:05pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
New Zealand researchers are calling for more drinking water fountains in public playgrounds and parks, to provide healthy options in contrast to sugary drinks and... Read More
03:05pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
Outrageously funny singer-songwriter Kevin Bloody Wilson is returning to New Zealand this month with his 'Almost Awesome' tour, and local fans will have the chance... Read More
03:03pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
It's steadily filling a gap left by the closure of the Cargo Shed Arts and Crafts Market. It's the new ZEE Market in the Community Hall at 169 Elizabeth Street,... Read More
02:50pm Fri 09 Feb, 2018
One person every 90 minutes will die from heart disease in New Zealand - that's more than 6000 Kiwis each year. This alarming statistic is one that the Heart Foundation... Read More












