Local News

102-year-old's wedding dress still a perfect fit

Sponsored Content Very few people could claim at 102 years old that their 80-year-old wedding dress still fits like a glove. Althorp Village resident Veronica... Read More

Stories from the Bay heading for the screen

Film Bay of Plenty has received a $44,000 grant to help local people turn their lived experiences and cultural stories into screen narratives. The funding... Read More

The Rongoā Māori way of life

A Tauranga-based, prominent Rongoā Māori practitioner has revised his book on traditional Māori medicine and released it - this time double its original... Read More

Beasts on the beach: Ultimate Athlete returns

Sweat trickles down your forehead as your mates cheer your name louder and louder. It's now or never. With one final surge of adrenaline, you gun it up... Read More

A hub helping those in need in Te Puke

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

Tauranga's dapper drivers back men's health

Classic cars and dapperly dressed drivers will take to Tauranga roads this Sunday, coming together to connect and raise funds for men's mental health and prostate... Read More

Teen wins national award for wetland film

A Pāpāmoa College student's creative take on wetland conservation has earned national recognition. Year 11 Layla Clarke, 15, won the Year 9-13 Art Category... Read More

Partially sighted teen's Paralympic climbing goal

Competitive rock climbing takes steely focus, but that assumes an entirely different shape for Tauranga boy Teddy Hirini. While his competitors at the recent... Read More

World Homeless Day to spotlight hidden hardship

A child arrives at school in uniform, but the night before she slept in a makeshift shelter with her father and was frightened by rodents. It is the kind... Read More

New ‘house of stories’ taking shape

After nearly three decades working in Bay of Plenty libraries, Tauranga Libraries and Community Hubs manager Joanna Thomas is preparing to help open the city's... Read More

Special picnic a time to remember lost loved ones

WARNING: This article discusses suicide and may be upsetting to some readers. People and whānau affected by suicide loss will have an opportunity to remember... Read More

Special loom weaving community together

A new community art project is inviting Bay of Plenty residents to turn old T-shirts into something useful - while weaving new connections along the way. The... Read More