Summer Smarts #4: Are your older neighbours okay?
Summer happiness is strawberries and roses
Artwork lights up Hobec’s new home

Greerton Garden Club on the move

Tauranga student’s leadership shines

LOCAL

Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights

Watch Tauranga's waka welcome for new cruise ship
Christmas parade delivers ‘fabulous’ day

It was a parade for the ages. The Seeka Te Puke Christmas...
Tauranga Special Olympian chasing big goals

Tauranga athlete Hayley Little is proving that taking a leap...
Parents praise charity after son’s brain scare

For Adam and Candice Sears, life in Pāpāmoa was all about...
Public tip-off leads to Whangamatā meth bust

Anonymous tip-offs from the Whangamatā community have helped..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Four in hospital after crash blocks SH29

SH2 to get new $64m+ bridge, Bishop announces
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight this week

Nightly road closures will disrupt traffic on State Highway...
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2

Traffic is backed up on State Highway 2, between Bayfair...

VIDEOS

Gun spotted in car turns out to be a toy

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

COUNCIL

Whakatāne Yacht Club berths drowning in silt

Relief and excitement for new SH2 bridge
New mobile parking camera for Te Puke and Katikati

A roving parking camera is out and about in Te Puke and Katikati...
Fight to save trees from solar farm plan

Whakatāne District Council has thrown its support behind...

BLOGS

Carols, candy canes and Christmas trees

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'Come all ye faithful,...
Punjabi rap, Nordic roots, summertime blues

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] December...
Go eco-friendly with your weed control

Grow With the Flow with Melissa Cox It's been a...
Recalling the first two BOP homegrown Black Caps

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The...
When is it not okay?

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny How damned rude! How...
Hats off to The Greenroom

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Sometimes...
Australian PGA grabs plenty of Kiwi attention

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A...
When violence comes home

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny He's a little guy with...

14-Dec 07:00

Summer Smarts #4: Are your older neighbours okay?

14-Dec 06:00

Ocean swimming group thrives despite battles

13-Dec 16:19

Summer happiness is strawberries and roses

13-Dec 14:00

Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights

13-Dec 12:16

Greerton Garden Club on the move

13-Dec 10:00

Tauranga student’s leadership shines

13-Dec 09:00

Christmas parade delivers ‘fabulous’ day

13-Dec 06:00

Artwork lights up Hobec’s new home

12-Dec 18:00

Watch Tauranga's waka welcome for new cruise ship

12-Dec 17:00

Tauranga Special Olympian chasing big goals

12-Dec 16:00

Christmas magic at The Arts Junction

12-Dec 14:59

Public tip-off leads to Whangamatā meth bust
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Should New Zealand raise the minimum age for social media use to 16?

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