Local News

Puppy love turns into fundraiser

Adopting a puppy has opened the entrepreneurial door for a resourceful and enterprising 11-year-old Mount Maunganui student. Flo Scrivener has not only raised... Read More

Do you have a voice for radio?

They are the voice of comfort, reassurance and hope in a crisis. They are the Coastguard Communications East radio operators - the crucial link between boaties... Read More

Get tickets to gala event for MS

Fine dining, a night of entertainment, and support for a good cause. Bay of Plenty's Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding a gala in order to raise funds to continue... Read More

A new way to launch on the Wairoa

It will be the first of its kind on a Bay of Plenty river and will open a raft of opportunity for water-based recreation in the coming year. Bay of Plenty Coast... Read More

Downtown Tauranga’s new face

Bustling boutique stores, festival fun, and people flooding the streets to dine and kick back for happy hour. The place to be. This is how new Downtown Tauranga... Read More

Brooke unearths family’s tearooms history

A Tauranga woman's research project has uncovered a treasure-trove of stories about her family - including the day her father fell asleep in a cake cabinet. 'It's... Read More

Car show drives $10k into St John kitty

Tauranga's Auto Extravaganza organiser Neville McKay is a happy man. So is his sidekick Keith Sawyer. The pair handed over a big fat $10,000 cheque to Hato Hone... Read More

Funding creativity in the city

A new public art trust is launching in Tauranga next week with ambitions to install the first artwork this summer! Launching on June 7, 2023, the Font Tauranga... Read More

‘Blood and Fire’ and Laurie

He's spent his 78 years saving souls - whether pulling people from house fires on the busiest fire truck in the country, or rescuing them from the flames of hell... Read More

Free Saturday parking not enough!

Free parking returns to Tauranga's CBD on Saturdays this weekend, yet some businesses believe more changes are still needed to bump up numbers in downtown. At... Read More

Costs threaten a food supply

With the high cost of food ever increasing, a Te Puke-based charity is having to call on the community to continue feeding those in need. The Daily Café... Read More

Boules and banter at Bayfair!

Bayfair Pétanque Club is encouraging locals to give the game a go. Even if you've never held a boule before - pétanque is not only effortlessly learnable... Read More