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09:00am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
For two years they've been hunting for a better place to practise. A big open space, with high ceilings and room to tumble. And finally, after two years, they've... Read More
08:54am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
'The Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and the News. Campbell 'Mack' McKenzie will be giving the 1985 hit the treatment at the Mount Busking Festival this Sunday. 'Very... Read More
08:53am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
Not many people will be thinking about running another race at the end of the inaugural Tauranga International Marathon. But Ryo Miyanami will be tacking on an... Read More
08:48am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
'I liken it to living with a difficult four-year-old,” says Rachael. We will call her Rachael simply to preserve her dignity and loyalty to a husband we will... Read More
08:46am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
Auckland gave it a resounding no. So did Hamilton and now Tauranga is mulling over one of the more divisive issues of the time. It's Easter Sunday trading - should... Read More
08:44am Fri 06 Oct, 2017
Luke Chivers is taking the brave step of discussing his near-death experience with bulimia in the hope it encourages other men to seek help. The former Bethlehem... Read More
12:27pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
The Waipuna Hospice shop won Greerton Village's Cherry Blossom Best Dressed Window competition. The prize is a $750 marketing package with The Weekend Sun newspaper... Read More
12:26pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
Visitors to Te Puna Quarry Park will soon be stepping through a kuwaha, or carved gateway, created by local carver Morris Wharekawa. The Te Puna Quarry Park Society... Read More
12:22pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
He's arguably New Zealand's most successful and well-known playwright, and this October Roger Hall will be at Baycourt sharing stories about his lost plays. On... Read More
12:21pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
The government's priority of better education outcomes for Maori is one at the forefront of teaching and learning at Te Puke High School. So much so that the school... Read More
12:16pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
'It's crazy to think someone my age, just 18 , perhaps they could be my friends, going off to war, into battle and being killed.” A young student, born... Read More
12:15pm Fri 29 Sep, 2017
One gym has proved that climbing and swinging off buildings like a monkey isn't always reckless and unsafe. Te Puke Gymsports is getting kids off the streets by... Read More