Local News
08:44am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
Members of the public will have the chance to find out more about the cyber currency bitcoin at a special presentation next week. The Bay of Plenty Linux User Group... Read More
08:40am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
The kids at school might have sniggered at former Te Puke High School student Shane Tofaeono's decision to become a professional dancer - but no one is laughing... Read More
08:39am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
America's Cup helmsman Peter Burling can expect another street parade when he returns to his home town. At 26, Peter is the youngest crew member to ever helm an... Read More
08:38am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
It turns out competition between petrol companies doesn't extend to premium fuel. Pahoia resident Bill Murphy regularly fills up at BP Te Puna. He uses premium... Read More
08:32am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
Would you catch a water taxi to work? That's what local ferryman Glen Proctor wants to find out from Omokoroa residents. He's one himself, so he's seen first-hand... Read More
08:31am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
A simple homework project has turned into a philanthropic mission for one Tauranga mother and daughter who want to make sure children aren't going without lunch... Read More
08:30am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
Losing an eye to cancer has changed her life, but Tauranga local Elle Lagerberg isn't backing down yet. In 2013 Elle, 32, was diagnosed with intraocular melanoma... Read More
08:29am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
Preventing people from being bitten by a dog is the number one priority of Tauranga City Council's animal services education coordinator Cheniel Powell. Cheniel... Read More
08:25am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
The public outcry over the proposal to remove school buses from the next round of regionally funded bus contracts has seen the final decision set back six months... Read More
08:24am Fri 30 Jun, 2017
'I love it that at least on Thursdays Mum will be herself again. For that hour, my mum has a friend, and I can relax hearing her laugh.” That friend is Anne... Read More
11:24am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology music students are putting on a public concert next week, giving people the chance to see what the next generation of Bay musos... Read More
11:22am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
'What's the point of a constituency vote?” That's the question independent Tauranga candidate Rusty Kane is asking in the lead-up to this year's election. He... Read More