Local News
01:14pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
The contentious decision by Western Bay of Plenty district councillors to create one or more Maori wards has fired up residents who want a public poll on the matter. ... Read More
01:08pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Aimee-Leigh Brunsdon's claim to motoring fame is driving off from a petrol station forecourt with the petrol pump still in her car. But don't let that fool you.... Read More
01:07pm Fri 01 Dec, 2017
Tis the season to take the kids to the local Christmas parade, and this weekend Western Bay of Plenty residents are spoiled for choice, with three Christmas parades... Read More
05:49pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
'Season's Greetings' is a brilliant scrummy black comedy. Immensely funny, 16th Ave Theatre's latest play is a wonderful delight of yuletide disasters. It successfully... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
They come, they see, they like - but they haven't been moved sufficiently to take the next crucial next step. Not yet. Would-be dog owners haven't scooped up Nova... Read More
02:32pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Central Tauranga will be a sea of orange on December 1 as the children who helped keep their peers safe on the road this year celebrate with a parade. The annual... Read More
02:31pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
The assault on possums and rats in an area of Whakamarama bush known as The Blade has stepped up, with $5000 given by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The... Read More
02:30pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
It's a crisis that's been likened to the Rena, but more toxic. It's the methamphetamine problem, and one which Matua Parkinson, a Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More
02:29pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Two aspiring singers will be awarded a $2800 scholarship to crescendo their opera careers. Tauranga Opera Forum - a group of volunteers who enjoy opera - are awarding... Read More
02:28pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
For someone who used to be painfully shy and afraid of public speaking, scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nanogirl, has certainly overcome her fears via her... Read More
02:27pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Phyllis Watson can still recite the alphabet backwards and everyday does four 'laps' to the letterbox and back. Like many people, she is young at heart and wasn't... Read More
02:26pm Fri 24 Nov, 2017
Santa Claus is coming to Papamoa this weekend for the first of the region's Christmas parades. Around 50 floats will make their way down Dickson Road to the Papamoa... Read More