07:00am Sun 23 Apr, 2017
It was the day the Tauranga hairdresser sang for the forces' sweetheart herself. 'Vera just asked me if I knew any of her songs,” says Raewyn Fairweather.... Read More
04:00pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
The Ngati Awa Volunteer Army - NAVA - completed its final organised day of the Edgecumbe clean-up with thank you speeches and lunch hosted at the Ruaihona Marae... Read More
03:00pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
For many people with mobility issues, something as simple as sitting on the sand beside the ocean can be an extremely difficult task. But a 60 metre AccessMat... Read More
02:01pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
More than $206,000 in grants have been awarded to three Tauranga schools and 21 sports clubs across the city by the New Zealand Community Trust. Awarded in February/March,... Read More
01:00pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
There were plenty of gumboots on display at the Patetonga Hall in the Hauraki Plains on Friday morning. A number of flood-affected farmers met up with support agencies... Read More
12:30pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
UPDATED 1PM: One person has been transported to hospital with moderate injuries following a crash on State Highway 2 north of Katikati. NZ Fire Service northern... Read More
12:15pm Sat 22 Apr, 2017
It's why Lions are Lions. To serve. It's why Neil Clarke is a Lion. 'Been a Lion since 1955,” the Mount Maunganui man says proudly. 'I was one of 22 foundation... Read More
11:51am Sat 22 Apr, 2017
A young girl has suffered serious injuries after she was struck by a ute in Whakatane on Friday evening. A police spokesperson says the child was hit by the vehicle... Read More
11:29am Sat 22 Apr, 2017
The Whakatane District Council has announced it will be taking over the Whakatane Holiday Park on May 5. Negotiations for the holiday park have been ongoing since... Read More
10:49am Sat 22 Apr, 2017
'Narcotics, noise and nakedness.” That's how frontman Booga Beazley sums up legendary Kiwi band Head Like A Hole when their debut album 13 was released back... Read More
10:22am Sat 22 Apr, 2017
A Bay of Plenty teenager has won global praise online after a video of her buying groceries for a complete stranger went viral. The gesture was carried out by 13-year-old... Read More
09:51am Sat 22 Apr, 2017
The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union has announced the Wasps team will face off against the New Zealand Universities side in Mount Maunganui on Anzac Day. Director of... Read More