08:00am Sun 13 Oct, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. Today we are expecting a fine day, then cloudy periods and a few showers developing in the evening. There may be northerly breezes... Read More
07:45am Sun 13 Oct, 2019
Victoria McEwan's current reality is drastically different from what her life was three years ago, thanks to a local non-for-profit. She was living in Christchurch... Read More
07:15am Sun 13 Oct, 2019
As I sat in the hall at Otumoetai College, I couldn't help but remember back to my first year there as a 13-year-old, sitting in assembly. A quiet introvert, involved... Read More
07:00am Sun 13 Oct, 2019
A local outdoor education programme for youth is jumping on board the renewable energy bandwagon. Waimarino Education Trust has recently installed solar panels... Read More
06:50am Sun 13 Oct, 2019
What lies beyond the garden path? Local artists and florists are invited to create avant-garde floral headpieces for an afternoon of garden, fashion, art and... Read More
06:00pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Judy Turner has been successful in winning the mayoralty of Whakatane District in the 2019 Local Body Elections. Judy, previously the Deputy Mayor of Whakatane,... Read More
05:30pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Progress election results for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council are now available. Tipene Marr has lost his Kohi Maori constituency seat to Toi Kai Rakau Iti... Read More
04:40pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Incumbent Sandra Goudie has won the Thames-Coromandel mayoralty by nearly 3000 votes. With voting closed today at midday, progress results show that Sandra has... Read More
03:45pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Tenby Powell has been elected as Tauranga city's new Mayor, in progress results just announced on Saturday afternoon. This result is based upon the counting... Read More
03:00pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Garry Webber has been successful in winning back the mayoralty for Western Bay of Plenty. Progress results for the 2019 Local Body Elections in the Western Bay... Read More
02:00pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
It's hard to believe someone as merry as Mavis Meyer has turned 100 this week. The Otumoetai resident, who still lives in her own home, spends most of her time... Read More
01:20pm Sat 12 Oct, 2019
Tauranga Police is appealing to the public for information following an armed robbery in Matua last night. 'At 7.22pm yesterday, Friday October 11, a masked man... Read More