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

With a little more confidence and 'savvy-ness” Tauranga, the country's most car dependent city, could easily become part of the global, bicycle-friendly family... Read More

It's a miniature world with every possible weather condition under the sun. From cloudy days to rain and thunder storms - it's the future of New Zealand. The exhibition... Read More

They were a bunch of 'free-loading freedom campers” according to the Ohauiti residents staring across the front fence. About eight of them in four cars, believed... Read More

Choosing William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew was a bold and brave choice by our local talented thespians given the current Trump era and the ensuing controversy... Read More

Catch limits of rock lobster in the Bay of Plenty are under review by the Ministry for Primary Industries in the lead-up to the start of the April 2018 fishing... Read More

Dance lovers across New Zealand will be making movement and celebrating the annual New Zealand Dance Week from April 21-29. Dance week was established by Dance... Read More

One hundred metres - apparently the distance a huge majority of New Zealanders won't or don't walk in a day. One hundred metres - less than a minute's worth of... Read More

Tauranga Libraries' summer reading programmes have been a huge success, with a record number of enrolments this summer. More than 1000 children and teens signed... Read More

A local branch is in need of big-hearted people to hit the streets and shake some buckets around for a good cause. The Tauranga branch of the Heart Foundation is... Read More

'The daughter won't let me drive her to school in it,” says Stu Forster. 'Not cool.” Which is understandable, because 'it' would stand out awkwardly... Read More

To a spectator of jetsprinting, the sport undoubtedly raises adrenal levels, but for one of the methanol-sucking monsters who races in the event, the experience... Read More