Local News

History sways museum decision

The City Transformation Committee's decision to opt for a new museum on Tauranga's Cliff Road was swayed by the history of the site itself, which has the full support... Read More

Prevent whooping cough this season

The Ministry of Health is encouraging people to be extra vigilant as they gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations to protect young babies from whooping cough. The... Read More

Celebrating community connections

They may not be everyone's idea of a traditional Christmas tree, but the Twelve Trees of Christmas in Tauranga's CBD have been decorated with the love of more than... Read More

Tinetti resumes lifelong learning

Jan Tinetti could be going through a big grief period. From running a school of 140 needy kids, she now plays a hand in running the country. And it's come at a... Read More

A female force to be reckoned with

Tauranga law firm Lyon O'Neale Arnold is championing a new women-led seed capital fund that aims to raise half-a-million dollars to support female entrepreneurs. SheEO... Read More

Christmas carols on the waterfront

The Strand will be filled with choral renditions of the most popular Christmas songs on December 10, when Carols on the Waterfront returns to Tauranga's CBD. The... Read More

Sharing the canine love

She's the social butterfly - the one who visits all the regulars for a scratch under the chin or a rub of the tummy. Holly the Saint Bernard is the canine leader... Read More

Ross Trebilco’s career shift at 72

Ross Treblico is a farmer who runs a movie theater. Or, conversely, he's the cinema operator who is also a man of the land. Either way, it's a weird juxtaposition... Read More

Rent-a-plate system a hit

In an era when taking your own keep cup to a coffee shop is becoming the norm, is taking your own plate and cutlery when you head out for a meal a step too far? Events... Read More

Leading another life on the boards

Acting classes will never take off in New Zealand, his thespian friends told him. But Daniel Bechir Urrizaga took a punt that the Kiwi 'give-it-a-go' attitude... Read More

Signs of the times

If you ever want to know what's going on in the world - or in Tauranga at least - it pays to take a drive past the Welcome Bay Vet Clinic on Welcome Bay Road to... Read More

Pride on the line at surf event

Pride will be on the line for the Black Fins at Mount Maunganui as they battle it out in the surf and on the sand to win the International Surf Rescue Challenge... Read More