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

If she'd been wearing a seatbelt, she probably wouldn't be blind today. 'Them's the breaks,” says Yvonne De Winter. It was 1975, and the seatbelt laws had... Read More

For Tauranga's Jo'el Komene, his taonga puoro are a connection to the soul. He has about 25 of the traditional Maori instruments he has made and taught himself... Read More

He was savaged within an inch of his life by the big black dog - severe depression, substance abuse, anxiety and flashbacks as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. It... Read More

When I started wheeling a piano down to Pilot Bay, I didn't know I would meet hundreds of people, each with their own story. Like a magnet it draws individuals... Read More

I missed Sunday lunch at my sisters, telling her I couldn't come as I'd joined a motorcycle club and we had a meeting. My teenager inner self was tempted to try... Read More

Open heart surgery hasn't slowed Yvonne Flett down - in fact, it's given her the kick-start she needed to continue following her passion for helping people. The... Read More

An end could be in sight for the TECT cheque for local Trustpower customers, and opinion in the community is divided over the issue. TECT trustees recently put... Read More

Waitangi Day will be heralded in with a dawn service at Hopukiore (Mount Drury) to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on Tuesday. The dawn service... Read More

The Tauranga Youth Development Team has enjoyed another summer of delivering successful youth events, including activities at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and... Read More

Tauranga Open Air Theatre's production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is the last local show of the summer, and shouldn't be missed. Everyone... Read More

Volleyball nets will take centre stage at Mount Maunganui's Main Beach this weekend as the country's up-and-coming stars in the making compete in the annual New... Read More