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12:59pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
It was a heartbreaking noise. This tiny bundle, not even a week old, screaming a frantic, high-pitched wail of pain and panic. And there was nothing any of us... Read More
12:56pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
It was an innocent note penned after a high school graduation dinner one night in October 2011. 'Hullo my dear. Today I finally actionised (is that a word?) what... Read More
12:55pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
If you've travelled along Cameron Road in the centre of Tauranga recently you may have noticed a monument to the chronic municipal inertia we face in this city. A... Read More
12:54pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
If you've already ditched the plastic bags and want to look for other ways to reduce the plastic in your life, a group of Otumoetai College students have come... Read More
12:54pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
Excitement is building in Pyes Pa and The Lakes as the community gets set to welcome a new primary school in February. While the buildings of Taumata School are... Read More
12:53pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
It can be distressing to live with a chronic condition such as endometriosis. The physical and emotional effects can be serious and far-reaching and often affect... Read More
12:52pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
It's time for women in the Bay to put a spring in their step and try something new. Sport Bay of Plenty is encouraging women to try a new sport or recreational... Read More
12:51pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
Te Puke High School student Kohei Goto got his moment in the spotlight recently when he performed Rachmaninoff's Prelude Opus 3 No.2 in C-sharp minor at The Night... Read More
12:49pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
It was the Coastline Mariner's first representative rugby league outing for two or three years, and they got 'pumped' 46-10. But the score didn't matter for much,... Read More
12:49pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
They hit The Weekend Sun with a mass mail dump to hammer home the message. Well, it was one big envelope containing 12 of the best letters written by the kids... Read More
12:48pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
'I'm headed west soon, had enough, nothing left to live for.” So, Tuesday week ago, when Able Seaman Geoffrey Douglas Attrill, RNZN 2349, calmly announced... Read More
12:48pm Fri 07 Sep, 2018
The Warriors are in the NRL top eight play-offs for the first time since 2011, when they went all the way to the Grand Final before losing to Manley Sea Eagles. On... Read More