Otumoetai Football Club teams Angola and Croatia had a fun game on Saturday morning playing mini football at Ferguson Park. The Otumoetai Football Club runs its own round robin competition during term two and three of the school calendar; 208 children are involved comprising of 26 teams.  Kooper Smith from Angola is chased down the field by Oscar Porter from Croatia. Today’s player of the day was Kooper Smith from team Angola and from team Croatia Matthew More...

Two Tauranga teenagers, Courtney Tilby and Olivia Scott-Price, are hoping to gain the support of builders in their effort to build a house in the slums of Mexico. They have obtained a 20ft NZL Cube shipping container that they are auctioning off for a two month rental, with proceeds going towards their house-building trip. Cherie Hawkins from NZL and Kerri and Courtney Tilby.  "I know there are heaps of builders who would love to experience what I'm getting to experience" More...

A six month old Persian Chinchilla from Papamoa, called Ewok, is a finalist in New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model competition. "He is a spoiled brat but is extremely loveable," says his owner Nee Mackenzie. Ewok is hoping to become New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model. "Ewok thinks he is the alpha male in the house even though he is the only cat at home. He loves to play hide and seek. He hides under the couch and sticks out his paws. He's always ready to play and he loves to More...

Greerton is abuzz as children from around the Bay of Plenty head there for the Honey Bee Week finale. Mossop's Honey has given a demonstration in the Greerton Village Square to show how a hive works and Villa Ridge Garden Centre has shown a 'trees for bees' display. Bumble and Winnie the Pooh making an appearance in Greerton with Ben Warbutron,11, Zane Warburton,9, and Jaxson Handley, 15 months. All the while Bumble and Winnie the Pooh have entertained children alongside the displays More...

The queues are long at Gold Star Patrick's Pies Bakery in Bethlehem after the store's bacon and egg pie won the supreme award at the Bakel Pie Awards on Tuesday night. Store owner, Patrick Lam, was not on site first thing Wednesday, leaving the steady stream of customers at the store for his deputies to attend. Baker Nan Wang speaks with SunLive on video about the award and what it means for the team. This store is one of several under Patrick's ownership, including one in Papamoa at Palm More...

A group of Tauranga women is donating $330 to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation after participating in a 'Girls' Night in... the Dark' on Friday night. The event was a night time walk from Papamoa Hills Park on Poplar Lane to the summit of Papamoa Hill and across the ridge to Summerhill Farm. The Mongolian Ger where the fundraising walkers finished up for a coffee. Photo: Tom Hambrook. At the end of the walk, the 34 participating women had a coffee and supper in a Mongolian Ger More...

Colin and Sue Reid have begun picking this year's daffodils and are expecting to pick 120,000 bunches of them this season. They are full time flower growers at Kaimai View Flowers and have five acres in Bethlehem and 20 in Katikati. It's back breaking work for Colin and Sue Reid as they set about picking 120,000 daffodil bunches. Colin says the daffodils need to be picked as soon as the colours start showing, often when they are still at stalk stage. Their daffodils, a symbol of new More...

Junior Under 8 rugby teams Papamoa Orange and Arataki had a great game of rugby on Saturday morning at Blake Park. There are ten players to a side when barefoot tackle rugby is played.   It was the Papamoa's and Arataki's first year in the tackle rugby grade. Papamoa won the game 9-3. Under 8 is the first division in junior rugby where players can tackle. Junior rugby is held every Saturday morning at Blake Park for children aged between five and ten years old. More...

Tauranga people have shown their support for New Zealand athletes competing in the Dehli Commonwealth Games by writing their messages of support on a giant billboard.   Cheyenna Arnold and Nicole Scott - Kennedy from Tauranga join the hundreds of people who have signed the canvas today. The Cadbury Billboards to Bags campaign was at the Mount Sports Centre Saturday 8am-2pm. The messages of support on the giant billboard will be turned into satchels for each athlete to carry to More...

Bethlehem College Sting and Matua School Ferns battled it out today, Saturday in the Future Ferns Year 5 A Grade netball competition at Blake Park.  Despite a chilly morning a good game was played between the two schools. Bethlehem College was in the lead throughout, however Matua still played a strong game. The half time score was 13-2 and the full time score 17-4 to Bethlehem. Bethlehem player of the day Taryn Farr and Matua players of the day were Shiane Hamilton and Klyne More...