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Cate captures iPhone competition

A silhouette photo of a surfer on Mount Main Beach won Mount Maunganui local Cate Duff an international photography competition. Run by the iPhone Photography School... Read More

Wright NZ’s mountain bike champion

Amateur downhill rider Keegan Wright has upset a number of professionals to claim victory at the national mountain bike championships near Wanaka. The 20-year-old... Read More

Time to brush off the clippers

Shave for a Cure week is fast approaching, with Kiwis across the country signing up to lose their locks during the week March 20-26. The iconic fundraising campaign... Read More

Boaties rescued from flipped craft

A powerboat was holed and capsized, throwing its occupants into the Tauranga Harbour this afternoon. Harbour patrols and coastguard attended the sunken vessel... Read More

New regulations for 1080

New regulations have been approved under the Resource Management Act to provide a national approach to the use of poisons like 1080 and brodifacoum. Environment... Read More

The power of the people’s car

'Is it a cool story about old cars that usually don't go?” asks Steve Cartwright. It's actually a cool story about a fiesta of VWs, a celebration of Beetles,... Read More

New single from Mount band released

Curate Music (previously Mosaic Music) have released the first single ‘Carry Me Along' from their second album ‘These Eyes'. Due for release on March... Read More

Dynamic duos in Papamoa

Today is the annual Eves Realty Dynamic Duo Parent Child Tournament hosted at the Papamoa Tennis Club. This year - its third - there are 64 entries divided into... Read More

Women’s Triathlon: ‘Nailed it!’

Hundreds of competitors will be celebrating their successes today, as the Generation Homes Women's Triathlon wraps up for another year. The event saw around 700... Read More

Learning to survive

Dean Bartlett is teaching his boys valuable life skills. He takes his four boys - Matthew (7), Jack (9), Charley (12), and Lachlan (13) - to participate in the... Read More

Line-up change for Paradox festival

The upcoming Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival will see a line-up change with Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic withdrawing due to personal reasons.... Read More

$60,000 win for Tauranga player

A lucky Tauranga resident could be $60,049 richer after winning Lotto's Strike Four last night. The winning ticket was sold at Tauranga City Lotto. Two players,... Read More