New Zealanders are a step closer to being able to build a granny flat of up to 70 square metres in their backyard following the successful first reading of the... Read More

At the age of 13, Tauranga sailor Micah Bollen is the youngest to qualify for the New Zealand Optimist European Championships team that will compete in Turkey... Read More

Model aircraft are starting to fill up sheds around town - and Tauranga Model Aircraft Club members are starting to froth. The club's annual auction fundraiser... Read More

Three weeks after a large sinkhole disrupted a section of Golden Sands Drive in Pāpāmoa, repair crews have completed the most critical stage of work - fixing... Read More

Māori are questioning a lack of targeted funding for Māori in this year's Budget. But ACT Party leader David Seymour said there should be no such thing... Read More

Budget Day is a bit of a whirlwind. Opposition politicians, journalists and economists have just three-and-a-half hours to pore over the books, before presenting... Read More

The pioneer of te reo Māori stop-go signs says he wants to make it loud and clear that they pose no threat to the public. Rotorua's David Taui - the owner... Read More

Aquinas College senior boys' three-on-three basketball team ended their era of dominance with a win at the Secondary Schools Nationals in April at Mercury Baypark,... Read More

A Tauranga Muay Thai club is travelling to Thailand to learn from the best of the best. Before they head to Phuket in June, the club has brought Thailand... Read More

Young volunteer Jules Delaere is finding there's a joy in volunteering to help others. She's just completed her first volunteer sessions, first with Ōtanewainuku... Read More

Ebbett Prestige Tauranga has this month taken home three major awards at the 2025 Jaguar Land Rover New Zealand Retailer of the Year Awards. The dealership's... Read More

'I was in survival mode,” said a Tauranga motorist who claims he was chased and confronted by a knife-wielding driver in an alleged 'road-rage”... Read More