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Meet ‘Roxy’ the school therapy dog!

Have your ever heard of a school having a therapy dog? Well, Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School has one named 'Roxy'. After seeing the positive impact of therapy... Read More

Kids combatting myrtle rust through art

The art of a 12 year-old Mount Maunganui Intermediate School student is helping raise awareness of a major biosecurity threat in the Bay of Plenty. Local... Read More

Karen’s got the power!

It was one of those slow-mo movie moments when Karen Humphreys realised she had won gold at the world champs, leaping into her coach's arms as she was carried... Read More

Vintage cars galore on Guy Fawkes

This Sunday is Guy Fawkes night and the coordinator of the 'Annual Family Show Vintage & Classic Cars Swap Meet' Bruce Tait, is also hoping the day will go off... Read More

Struggling to hear with your hearing aids on?

Did you know, each year in Aotearoa NZ, there is 120 publicly-funded cochlear implants for people with severe to profound hearing loss? Join the team at Pindrop... Read More

Clashing soccer boots and cultures

Cultures will be kicked, tackled and bended together in a positive way as a football tournament - which aims to bring ethnic communities together via sport -... Read More

A historical garden party

The Tauranga Historical Society invites you to step back in time this weekend for an enchanting experience at the Brain-Watkins Garden Party! It's the 44th... Read More

Celebrate 150 years of racing at the racecourse!

A massive day is planned for Racing Tauranga this Saturday, November 4, as the club celebrates 150 years of horse racing in the city. 'Not too many local... Read More

Enjoy breakfast with the gulls

This free, family-friendly event aims to raise awareness of the plight of several at-risk species and the work that MOWS does to protect the unique coastal duneland... Read More

A car-lovers’ paradise at The Crossing!

The event will offer a high quality Show & Shine of vehicles from across the North Island, and is not to be missed! 'Some 1920 Fords, 1960s and 1970s Camaros,... Read More

Retired – but not when it comes to being creative!

To the retirement village residents, their creativity is a relaxing past-time but to Bay of Plenty bargain hunters the annual Art, Craft & Garden Fair is not to... Read More

Celebrating Poles in New Zealand

'[The event's main goal is] promoting the culture and making people in Tauranga know we are part of this community,” says Polish Community Trust BOP Inc... Read More