03:22pm Wed 19 Feb, 2014
Filming of a community-resourced feature film in the Bay of Plenty is beginning today in Maketu, with a film crew set to capture opening scenes of the feel-good... Read More
03:16pm Wed 19 Feb, 2014
As young competitors prepare for this week's national carnival, organisers of the Under-14 NZ Surf Life Saving Championships are working tirelessly to prepare Mount... Read More
10:45am Wed 19 Feb, 2014
The $70million Hairini Link project is moving forward with the New Zealand Transport Agency applying for funding to begin construction on the roadway. NZTA Waikato... Read More
12:02pm Tue 18 Feb, 2014
Almost 900 young surf lifesavers and their supporters will pause at this week's Oceans14 New Zealand under-14 championships in Mount Maunganui to pay tribute to... Read More
11:01am Tue 18 Feb, 2014
They flew their first solo flights at the age of 16 and this week Sevi Rust, Isaac O'Kell and Erin Carter will represent Tauranga in the National Flying Competitions. The... Read More
03:55pm Sat 15 Feb, 2014
Children from all over the country are showing off their skills as they take part in the touch junior national tournament in Papamoa. Touch NZ marketing and communications... Read More
01:21pm Sat 15 Feb, 2014
Two Western Bay contributors to an Irish BBC radio documentary on Katikati's Ulster immigrants are applauding the recording since its airing in Ireland this week. Ulster... Read More
12:33pm Fri 14 Feb, 2014
A Bureta mobile trader accused of taking business from nearby cafes says he is just trying to make a living after council jeopardised his summer income by approving... Read More
09:32am Thu 13 Feb, 2014
UPDATED 3.11PM: The latest addition to the waterfront Hairy Maclary sculpture is in town and will be on display from tomorrow to celebrate a $100,000 donation from... Read More
02:50pm Wed 12 Feb, 2014
A mother and baby living in a tent at the Wairoa River are being offered assistance by local residents in the second instance this week of families struggling to... Read More
03:20pm Tue 11 Feb, 2014
Tauranga's central city hotel development is too rich for Tainui Group Holdings which has abandoned the deal. The planned hotel site on Durham Street. Tauranga City... Read More
01:00pm Tue 11 Feb, 2014
The public is yet to have its say on the whether Tauranga City Council's rates increase will this year be 2 per cent or 6.7 per cent. The difference is the 4.7 per... Read More