The pupils at Te Kura o Manunui in Brookfield are quite savvy about China. School leaders Devon, Ryley, Caleb, Chanel, Te Ariki, Paikea, Shaylah and Kaleb - that's... Read More

It is Hospice Awareness Week - and Richard Thurlow wants to raise awareness of how dire straits the funding level is for hospices like our own in the Western Bay... Read More

'We dug our trenches behind rocky ground covered with ferns and bushes. Early next morning we jumped out to see gliders and bombers coming in from the sea. Paratroops... Read More

Thirteen years of an iconic Tauranga car boot sale is drawing to a close. Originally based at Greerton Village School and now at Tauranga Racecourse, the Tauranga... Read More

More than 4000 packs filled with warm clothes will go out to Bay of Plenty children that need them to stay cosy this winter. Teaming up with Stoney Creek and... Read More

Today, May 19, hundreds of people across New Zealand will wear pink t-shirts in effort to say 'No!' to bullying. Pink Shirt Day is about showing a united front... Read More

The ball may be nearly one-third of their size, but that won't stop them from giving it their best kick! Footballing partners Jade O'Neill and Kieran Trim are... Read More

It's like a natural high as the sound reverberates through your body, giving a boost to your senses! This is the power of barbershop singing, according to Tauranga's... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty residents are invited to ditch their fast fashion addictions this month and shop sustainably instead at an Autumn Clothes Swap hosted by... Read More

A hugely popular choral composition - which promotes peace - is to be performed by Tauranga Civic Choir in its first 2023 concert, on May 19-20. The choir will... Read More

A colourful mixture of percussion instruments will swirl within the Holy Trinity Jordan Hall in Tauranga City this month as Tauranga Musica's next 2023 concert... Read More

They may argue about arguing, but 70 years on Jean and Ron Browne are still very much together and banter to their hearts' content! Jean, 92, and Ron, 97, will... Read More