Local News
03:12pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
She didn't know it at the time, but there were two special people at Wellington's St James Theatre for the New Zealand School of Dance's 50th anniversary graduation... Read More
02:51pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
One of the world's leading reggae music festivals and the nation's favourite festival experience, One Love, returns to Tauranga this summer. Festival promoter... Read More
02:49pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
Katikati Community Board chair Jenny Hobbs says the community doesn't want the Katikati bypass to get 'tangled up” in a debate about roading needs for the... Read More
02:48pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
Preliminary works on the $120m Bayfair to Baypark project will continue mostly at night next week, with traffic delays expected from Sunday evening (January 21). Contractors... Read More
02:26pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga has begun 2018 with the outstanding news that the garden has received a prestigious honour. The New Zealand Gardens Trust has registered... Read More
11:34am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
The fourth edition of the Compressport Mount Festival of Multisport is all set for January 19-21 January, with a range of athletic and community events to pull... Read More
11:32am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
She was a hard-nosed Tauranga business woman and staunch feminist who took an each way punt on a racehorse to make a political point. The horse was Prince of Penzance,... Read More
11:31am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
A new road safety advertising campaign is directly challenging speeding drivers to slow down and stop defending their perceived 'right' to speed. The joint NZ Transport... Read More
11:28am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
When you think 'Bay of Plenty', beaches is one of the first things that springs to mind. Thousands of people flock to Mount Maunganui and Papamoa beaches every... Read More
11:25am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
A dozen or more statues of the Hindu pantheon of gods and goddesses are awaiting their ceremonial installation in Tauranga's first Hindu temple at an event set... Read More
11:24am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
It's business as usual in 2018 for New Year honouree Alan Turner, who still plays bridge twice a week at the Tauranga clubrooms. The talented player was awarded... Read More
11:23am Fri 12 Jan, 2018
Some of the country's top shearers will be heading to Te Puna on Saturday for the annual Speed Shear competition, with a special cause top of their minds this year. Te... Read More