Local News
10:32am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Night Owl Cinema is starting its summer season with the award-winning film Thor: Ragnarok, directed by Kiwi Taika Waititi, at Mount Drury Reserve in Mount Maunganui... Read More
10:23am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Tauranga artist Graham Hoete, aka Mr G, spent his festive season to honouring a highly respected Tauranga iwi leader and educator over one of his already-complete... Read More
10:21am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Trailer sailers and cruising yachts will be taking to the water off Ongare Point this weekend for the Katikati Boating Club Harbour Race. Weather permitting, the... Read More
10:17am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
The Western Bay of Plenty is home to some the most stunning public gardens in the country, including the Te Puna Quarry Park and McLaren Falls Park. Formerly a... Read More
10:12am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
It was a fair old dumping. Nearly 22ml of rain in just 12 hours with a deepening low pressure system promising another 150ml the next day. 'But it doesn't really... Read More
10:09am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Young nippers at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club are hitting the water better equipped this summer with the delivery of $8000 worth of kneeboards from Legacy... Read More
09:56am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Just over a year ago, Angie Warren-Clark wasn't even a member of the New Zealand Labour Party. Now the former manager of Tauranga Women's Refuge is in parliament... Read More
01:51pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
In a time-honoured ceremony, Sailability Tauranga's two new Hansa 303s were added to the fleet recently, giving the sailing charity a boost that will allow for... Read More
01:49pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
The shores of the Tauranga Harbour are home to a number of quiet spots where it is possible to get away from the hustle and bustle of some of the Western Bay of... Read More
01:47pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Different ways of getting rid of waste will be explored by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, including establishing a recycling centre in Omokoroa. Council... Read More
01:44pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Most of us can agree that New Year's resolutions are a waste of time and a majority of us do not follow through with our commitments. According to Darleen Barton,... Read More
01:35pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout and his wife Kathryn recently returned from a trip to Israel where they were part of commemorations for New Zealand's role in... Read More