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Volunteer digging in to give back at planting day

For Tauranga 23-year-old Taylor Verhoeven, volunteering at this year's K Valley planting day is a chance to give back to the community that has given her so... Read More

A place where big ideas take shape

Tauranga's new Creation Station is inviting the community to turn imagination into something tangible - from 3D-printed characters and personalised mugs to laser-cut... Read More

Old Coach Rd crash sparks safety concerns

A motorcyclist says he was lucky to escape serious injury when his bike suddenly lost traction on loose gravel covering a lane of Old Coach Rd on August 16. Jeremy... Read More

Athole's still got game at 90

Athole Herbert is 90, but you wouldn't know it from his tennis schedule. He still takes to the local tennis courts four days a week - and has for decades. Herbert... Read More

Good Neighbour helping make AIMS great

It takes a lot of tucker to power nearly 15,000 young athletes for a week but luckily Tauranga charity Good Neighbour knows a thing or two about feeding masses. This... Read More

Blake’s in it for the ride, not the result

A dozen falls, a thick coat of mud and one massive grin - mountain-biker Blake Wilson was having the time of his life. He's about to do it all over again... Read More

Centre is open to all but need keeps increasing

This month, five Tauranga-Western Bay community centres are running an awareness and fundraising campaign to future-proof their existence. It will... Read More

A listening ear for patients when it matters most

Cake, balloons and a chance for a chat will help shine a light on the quiet work of hospital chaplains next week. Tauranga Hospital's chaplaincy team is stepping... Read More

50 years – a parcel of love

What started with a young man taking parcels into a Paeroa shoe store back in the 1970s has turned into 50 years of marriage, delivering love and memories. Bellevue... Read More

Time to outline what matters to you most

September is Wills Month in New Zealand, an annual nationwide campaign led by Community Foundations of Aotearoa NZ (CFANZ) to encourage people to create... Read More

Bra-vo! Pink campervan brings breast health tips

A bright pink campervan offering free breast health advice will take to Bay of Plenty roads for the first time next month. The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ... Read More

Giving back drives couple’s ambulance gift

A new emergency ambulance is serving the Bay of Plenty thanks to the generosity of Tauranga couple Erle and Ursula Dunseath. The new Generation 4 ambulance... Read More