Local News

Lucky Loop to lure us back to Coromandel!

With the Kōpū-Hikuai State Highway 25A closed for the foreseeable future, Destination Coromandel has launched a world-first driving lottery to encourage Kiwis... Read More

Hawke’s Bay communities thank Tauranga with song

Hawke's Bay communities impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle will thank Tauranga for its generosity after the disaster by putting on a free concert for our community... Read More

‘Concertina!’ comes to Tauranga!

Bay of Plenty Symphonia's first 2023 concert programme is something very different - an orchestral concert with a world-acclaimed accordion soloist. 'Concertina!'... Read More

Pop-up poppy tree a poignant reminder

A Tauranga tree covered with 600 knitted red poppies along Fraser St stands as a reminder to passers-by of Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in... Read More

Latching on to raise awareness

It's just a bit of tit - get over it! Today, April 14, thousands of mum's worldwide will breastfeed their babies at the same time for the international event -... Read More

Students take on town celebs next month

They're kind, relaxed, humorous sitting round the picnic table at school - but when they get behind the lectern to argue the negative or positive of the motion,... Read More

Sharing stories before they are lost...

You're invited. If you qualify? If you were one of the anointed Limpets? A less-than-elite, uncelebrated, past their use-by-date, local rugby squad…a social... Read More

Third businesswomen speaker series on way

One of Aotearoa's best-loved media personalities and an internationally-renowned Kiwi entrepreneur are set to inspire hundreds of women at Baycourt this June.... Read More

Decision on elder housing to be made this month

The preferred development option - including the total number of units to be built - at a Katikati elder housing redevelopment will be decided by Western Bay of... Read More

History in roadside photograph

Is it a throw-away memory or an important time capsule that someone's lost? Out walking with her gal pals a few weeks ago, Heather Borren came across something... Read More

The day God gave Adam Kirkeby a hug

The Sun's Hunter Wells, a crotchety old southern Presbyterian, continues his privileged encounter with Father Adam Kirkeby and retreads the man's path of faith... Read More

Nonagenarian leads skydive for charity

A Tauranga great-grandmother is jumping out of a plane next week to raise money for St John Ambulance. In fact, 94 year-old Jean Crabtree is making it a family... Read More