Bob Smith's involvement in his new passion came after his wife found herself in a bit of pickle. Now, two-and-a-half years after saving his beloved from... Read More

A controversial road trial in Mount Maunganui has been approved and could start in as little as two weeks. Tauranga City Council commissioners have approved a... Read More

When Jiji Pulikkottil moved to Tauranga in 2011, he was one of three families from the Malayalee ethnic community in the city. He has seen the community... Read More

Plans for Tauranga's annual jazz festival to be held in April have been thwarted by the current Covid-19 red light restrictions. Under the red light restrictions,... Read More

For the first time in more than 30 years, the grey-faced petrel colony on the northern flank of Mauao has produced more than 60 chicks, says Western Bay Wildlife's... Read More

Tauranga residents now have the chance to upsize or downsize their rubbish and recycling bins. In 2021 Tauranga City Council rolled out its new kerbside... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Garry Webber will step down from council at the next Local Body Elections set for this October 2022. Now into his second term... Read More

'What can't be changed, and is always the case, is the incredible emotional toll that it takes on an entire cast and crew.” Tauranga Musical Theatre... Read More

The New Zealand border will begin opening up later this month, with a full reopening penciled in for October. The border will reopen to vaccinated New Zealanders... Read More

Rowan Ford Dawson has been creating a fantastical world of theatrical diversion and entertainment around the city, lifting the spirits of many despite the last... Read More

Hundreds of people received free dental care in late-2021 thanks to the Trinity Koha Dental Clinic, which spent two weeks in Judea and Welcome Bay. The... Read More

Construction work on Tauranga's Cameron Road is in full swing as work begins on new pedestrian and cyclist crossings. This work will see some road intersections... Read More