12:36pm Sun 11 Jun, 2017
New Zealand was a violent place before the Treaty of Waitangi, and Tauranga was no exception. The Musket Wars - a series of intertribal conflicts made devastating... Read More
06:44am Fri 09 Jun, 2017
Otumoetai Primary and Aquinas College will be among schools in Tauranga and all over New Zealand taking part in Wig Wednesday this month. Otumoetai Primary School... Read More
07:50am Thu 08 Jun, 2017
Mental health will be under the spotlight when inspirational speaker and ‘Live More Awesome' founder Jimi Hunt comes to town. He's speaking at Mount Maunganui... Read More
03:31pm Wed 07 Jun, 2017
'There's never been a public outcry like this in Tauranga.” That's the message Lee-Ann Taylor passed on to regional councillors at today's informal meeting,... Read More
04:00pm Sat 03 Jun, 2017
Pupils at Brookfield School have been learning an ancient art this week. In anticipation of Matariki Kite Day, the kids have been attending workshops on kite building,... Read More
10:48am Fri 02 Jun, 2017
The government will invest about $30 million in school property in the Bay of Plenty as part of Budget 2017. Details of the investment were announced by Education... Read More
10:28am Tue 30 May, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to actively engage with community concerns regarding proposed changes to Tauranga... Read More
06:58am Tue 30 May, 2017
He lived through two World Wars, the 1918 'flu epidemic and the Great Depression before inspiring a generation of Tauranga schoolboys. Tributes continue to flow... Read More
06:07pm Mon 29 May, 2017
A song inspired by a girl on a bus won the Bay of Plenty Smokefreerockquest solo-duo title for 16-year-old Fletcher Oxford at Otumoetai College on Sunday. The Tauranga... Read More
07:00am Sun 28 May, 2017
The Katikati Resource Centre and Maketu Health and Social Services are two of seven youth sector organisations around the country to receive a share of $71,000... Read More
01:57pm Sat 27 May, 2017
Angry parents are promising the Bay of Plenty Regional Council a fight over plans to remove the school buses next July and instead place students on the commuter... Read More
01:38pm Fri 26 May, 2017
More than 200 Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi graduands will receive their degrees and certificates during a formal graduation ceremony in Whakatāne this Friday. The... Read More