News

Tauranga triathlete on the world stage

Tauranga's triathlete Nikita Coleman is amongst a team of Kiwi athletes who have been competing in Abu Dhabi at the 2022 World Triathlon Super Sprint Triathlon... Read More

2022 Adams Academy Awards winners announced

It has been an incredible year for Tauranga-based triathlete Hayden Wilde and now the 25-year-old has yet another accolade to celebrate. This one is waiting... Read More

Showers of rain ahead

WeatherWatch reports that a low pressure system is forming in the Tasman Sea today. "A few troughs and a front slowly push northwards over the South Island bringing... Read More

Top award for Covid-19 vaccine safety research

A lead author behind one of the first papers in the world to confirm the safety of COVID-19 vaccines - including the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rolled out in New... Read More

New game to help Kiwis adapt to sea level rise

A new online game is being used to help New Zealanders think about how they might adapt to rising sea levels. My Coastal Futures takes players on a journey to... Read More

Sons of Zion to release new music

It has been 15 years since Sons of Zion last released music without the backing of a record label - and they're about to return to their roots as freshly inspired... Read More

New nets for summer

Greerton Cricket Club's home is getting a long-awaited and well-deserved facelift with new cricket nets recently being opened to the public ahead of summer. The... Read More

Lighting up awareness for autism

Lighting up lives and raising awareness about autism with a Light Up the Night party on Sunday combines Tauranga DJ Daniel Cox's talent and knowledge in a unique... Read More

What‘s on - festivals, weightlifting, markets

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a mainly fine day with... Read More

Tauranga‘s tropical house makeover

Tauranga's Tropical Display House is undergoing a much-needed renovation to keep both the building and the plants inside healthy. Work began on the renovation... Read More

Mauao track closure on Wednesday

The Waikorire track at Mauao will be closed on Wednesday, November 30 to allow for pest plant maintenance to take place near the track. "The closure is from 7am... Read More

The wording that could become key in murder trial

Murder is the starting point for deliberations over Melody Ngawhika's killing of her six-month-old son, a judge has told the jury. There's no dispute that Ngawhika... Read More