Local News
09:00am Fri 30 May, 2025
The ground floor of Tauranga Racecourse is about to be overtaken by inspiring and colourful creations as Bricks of Plenty's annual Lego show gets under way on... Read More
09:00am Fri 30 May, 2025
There will be no light pollution - no street lights, no traffic lights, no neon signs to take away from the moment. Just a couple of hundred people hopefully,... Read More
09:00am Fri 30 May, 2025
Tauranga City Brass is putting on a show for members of the community to display their skills and draw in some much-needed new members. 'Celebrations of Brass”... Read More
09:00am Fri 30 May, 2025
The Ōtūmoetai Pool, an 'amazing community asset” that was slated for closure, will stay open and be upgraded. The decision was made at Tauranga City Council... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
If you get asked to donate money to Alaska - don't panic, you won't be bankrolling an entire state of America. Bethlehem College student Alaska Shaw, 13,... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
Tauranga school students are being gifted tickets to a world-class, groundbreaking show in their own town this August - thanks to Baycourt Community & Arts Centre. The... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
What we now know as the bustling classic aircraft museum in Mount Maunganui was once just an idea in pilot Andrew Gormlie's head 21 years ago, when he still... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
Commander Keith Wisnesky, Mort Anderson, Judy Hallinan, Peter Bolous, Sheryl Farrow, Margaret Newell, Veronika Hernandez, Johnathon Newell, William Newell, Heather... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
Bay of Plenty residents have the chance to start part-time horticulture courses - which usually cost $1000 each - for free this winter. Tauranga's branch... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
Kurt Thomson is easy to spot when he's training for his upcoming charity walk. He's the one pounding the pavement wearing a pair of gumboots. The Pāpāmoa... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
At the age of 13, Tauranga sailor Micah Bollen is the youngest to qualify for the New Zealand Optimist European Championships team that will compete in Turkey... Read More
09:00am Fri 23 May, 2025
Model aircraft are starting to fill up sheds around town - and Tauranga Model Aircraft Club members are starting to froth. The club's annual auction fundraiser... Read More