News

Water polo makes a splash at Baywave

Teams from all across the North Island have descended on the Baywave Aquatic Centre in Arataki for the Tauranga Under-12 Easter Water Polo Tournament. Hosted by... Read More

National Jazz Festival in full swing

All you beatniks, hipsters, bee-boppers and cool cats - get yourself down to the Tauranga CBD for the 55th National Jazz Festival. The city centre has exploded... Read More

No vote is a vote for Rusty

A serial election campaigner will contest the Tauranga seat in September's General Election to give voice to the 35 per cent of voters who don't exercise their... Read More

Cash taken in Tauranga armed robbery

Two men armed with a large kitchen knife robbed a Tauranga petrol station overnight. At about 3.50am, two men entered the premises on the corner of 15th Ave and... Read More

An ocean of books at annual Rotary event

Bookworms will be burrowing and wriggling their way through hundreds of thousands of paperbacks, hardbacks, tomes and more this Easter Weekend. Opening today,... Read More

Don’t hose mud & silt into drains

Whakatane District residents and businesses, including those in Edgecumbe, are strongly urged not to hose or wash mud and silt into drains and the stormwater system. Civil... Read More

Man fined $400 for 'driving lesson'

The man at the centre of a video showing a young boy driving a vehicle through the Whitianga township has been fined by police. 'The child and his parents have... Read More

Top farmers prepare for finals

The 33 finalists in the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards won't be taking a break over Easter - they will be too busy preparing for the final round of judging... Read More

New water supply for Colville locals

They might be a small Coromandel community, but Colville has achieved a huge goal with the unveiling of its new water supply. The Colville Water Supply Society,... Read More

Update on Coromandel road closures

Sections of State Highway 25 on the Coromandel which were closed due to the recent heavy rains are expected to be opened later today. But the Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Avis to install defibs at branches

The Heart Foundation applauds a new initiative from Avis Rent A Car, that will help fight New Zealand's biggest killer - heart disease. The rental car network is... Read More

Pride, belief, success – Dave’s way

He's just come in from an assembly for 1100 kids, after coming in from another assembly for 900 kids - back to back assemblies. That's how a big school rolls. 'It's... Read More