Education

Durham St upgrade budget approved

The pedestrian friendly street upgrade for Durham Street and Durham Lane is approved this week by Tauranga City council, signalling a transformation into a city... Read More

Public gets a say on museum call

City councillors today opened the museum debate to the public in a vote to add the proposed Cliff Road museum to the Long Term Plan discussions in the New Year. Two... Read More

Think carefully about pets as gifts

A cute kitten sitting under the Christmas tree may sound like a great gift idea, but it can sometimes lead to heartbreak for the animal - and the recipient. Southern... Read More

Emergency service skills gained

Twenty-six young people in the Western Bay gained emergency services skills as part of Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programmes this year. Maketu and Katikati... Read More

Toi Ohomai students ready to graduate

Students from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology assembled at the bottom of Devonport Road to parade through town today, as part of their graduation ceremony. Among... Read More

Winner donates bikes to children

The second winner of a $1000 bike voucher from Tauranga City Council has decided to use her win to make a donation to a local school. Gill Brann was randomly selected... Read More

New patron for NZ Spelling Bee

In supercalifragilisticexpialidocious news, humanitarian Chloe Wright has been named Patron of the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Now in its 13th year, the New Zealand... Read More

Give a gift that grows

Bay of Plenty locals are being asked to put chickens on their Christmas shopping lists again this year - not to feature on their Christmas day menus, but to help... Read More

Whanganui artist presenting in Whakatane

Whanganui artist and print-maker Anthony Davies is in town for the opening of his first solo exhibition in Whakatane, 'As the Situation Unfolds”. The artist... Read More

Prevent whooping cough over summer

The Ministry of Health is encouraging people to be extra vigilant as they gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations to protect young babies from whooping cough. The... Read More

Climbing on the mount with conditions

Climbers wishing to scale the bluffs on Mauao's north western face have been set the challenge of organising themselves and communicating with the Maunga's governing... Read More

A female force to be reckoned with

Tauranga law firm Lyon O'Neale Arnold is championing a new women-led seed capital fund that aims to raise half-a-million dollars to support female entrepreneurs. SheEO... Read More