Local News
04:18pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
A hurricane warning is in place for Classic Flyers Museum this Easter weekend, with jazz enthusiasts expected to dance up a storm at the National Jazz Festival... Read More
04:18pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
It's a rousing hymn, especially in the cool of dawn when delivered by a bold brass band as the sun scrambles up over Motiti Island and lights up Memorial Park. 'Up... Read More
04:16pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
St John will be better equipped on the course after they received a donation from a golf competition. The $550 donation came from a fines system from Te Puke Golf... Read More
04:16pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
Jazz fans will have the chance to enjoy some jazz-influenced tunes sung with a lovely Irish brogue in this year's National Jazz Festival, thanks to Irish expat... Read More
04:15pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
The logistics are mind-blowing. And while it's a book fair, it's as much about numbers as it is about books. Picture two cool stores with the proportions of a football... Read More
04:12pm Fri 23 Mar, 2018
'Love your work Smithy, will get onto it,” and 'Gidday champ - I'm sure we've got some stuff we can dig out and send up.” These were among the Facebook... Read More
02:35pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
As an avid reader, Hairini's Karen Williamson jumped at the chance to set up a neighbourhood book exchange outside her front gate six months ago. The bright yellow... Read More
02:34pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
For 23 years she was the Sunday morning voice of Village Radio, a friend to the city's elderly and lonely. They loved her company, they loved her music and they... Read More
02:32pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
He introduces himself as Mr Sausage - a name well-earned and well respected. 'I barbecue sausages for 300 kids in just a couple of hours,” Mr Sausage says... Read More
02:30pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
They may be just three or four years old, but the children of Katikati Kindergarten are helping to feed their local community and learning to protect and enhance... Read More
02:29pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
A relaxing day of country fun for the whole family is on offer at Te Puna School's 2018 Country Fair on March 17, from 10am-2pm. It will be jam-packed with fun... Read More
02:27pm Fri 16 Mar, 2018
Milk on a stick or a vegetable sorbet sounds like a recipe for a disaster, but 15 tertiary students are making it work by serving up some tasty, locally-grown dishes. Toi... Read More












