Local News
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
They're stepping into the ring and packing the punches in an effort to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer! 'Fight the Fight' is a charity boxing event... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
Western Bay of Plenty petrol-heads and drift fans wake up! The Valvoline D1NZ national drifting championships is hosting its Grand Final right here in Tauranga... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
Ōtanewainuku and Pūwhenua stand proud at Greenpark School's gates, bringing the school's people together. Greenpark School gathered for the unveiling of the... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
'Who were the larrikins? I'm not sure I should tell who the larrikins were,” says Ron Murray. 'We were all larrikins really; we'd all take the mickey out... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
Giant pumpkins, 3000-plus books and a live beehive. It's all happening for Te Puna's first ever Harvest Market this Saturday, May 6. 'I'm always keen to celebrate... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 May, 2023
On top of the world in their respective jobs - a bunch of local celebrities, businessfolk and politicians are shaking in their boots ahead of squaring off against... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
Traffic tailbacks of 7.7km on State Highway 29 has got one Tauranga motorist pretty frustrated - but instead of succumbing to road rage, he thinks he has a solution. Welcome... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
A tournament in Tauranga this weekend for people who use bowling arms to play lawn bowls is attracting players from around the North Island. The Bowling Arm... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
It's not often you get to hear an accordion soloist with an orchestra, says BOP Symphonia secretary Pauline Logger. 'However, May 6 - the day of Bay of Plenty... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
A never-to-be-repeated event in Tauranga - putting three Dames in the same room to be interviewed Q&A-style by a TVNZ sports reporter - is coming up on May 10... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
The origins of the mystery photograph published in The Weekend Sun's April 14 edition have been discovered - as well as some of the faces in it! After The Sun... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Apr, 2023
It's the first thing that hits you. The cosy, warm, reassuring earthy whiff of wood. Stacks of it. All sorts. Kauri, Tasmanian blackwood, Norfolk pine, macrocarpa. Planks,... Read More