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Mount player scores big Lotto prize

A Mount Maunganui Lotto player won a third share in Lotto's $1 million First Division prize in Saturday night's draw. Players from Mount Maunganui, Kāpiti... Read More

Future talent to take centre stage in the Bay

The Bay of Plenty's next generation of horticulture leaders will come together next Friday, June 19, at Mercury Baypark for the Bay of Plenty Young Grower Competition,... Read More

Calls to save youth employment programme

A Katikati volunteering community leader is seeking urgent local support to keep the town's youth employment programme going after it couldn't secure a contract... Read More

Explore copper art and sculpture

-Sponsored content Returning visitors to Isaac Weston and Lara Bui's Matua property can expect plenty of new discoveries when the couple open their sculpture... Read More

Twenty years of more than just books

The Pāpāmoa community is invited to celebrate the 20th birthday of their local library and community centre on June 15. The public event will feature free... Read More

Farm life fuels passion for vintage machinery

Keeping the family farm in the family has proved a winning formula for Keith Barriball, allowing him and his wife Peggy to stay on the land they love while supporting... Read More

Scottish Highlands: home to the best hot chocolate

Winter is finally here. A chill has started to nip the air, the evenings swiftly dip into darkness and there's one thing I'm missing … the best hot chocolate... Read More

Positive vibes means everyone wins

This winter a new campaign is being rolled out across the Bay of Plenty to bring a shared focus on what positive behaviour looks like in sport for tamariki (children)... Read More

Volunteers mark year of Tauranga free laundry pod

Orange Sky Aotearoa is celebrating the volunteers behind its free Tauranga community laundry pod, as the service marks one year of supporting people experiencing... Read More

The teacher taking the baton to a new level

-Sponsored content Bethlehem College music director Kelly Hayward has spent 20 years shaping young musicians in the Bay of Plenty. This month she steps... Read More

Pause, reflect, look ahead this Matariki

Matariki is widely recognised as a time for reflection. It provides an opportunity to celebrate shared history and to look ahead with intention, while acknowledging... Read More

Inside the secret cave in the hills above Te Puna

Hidden in a hillside above Te Puna is something you would never expect to find on a working farm. Step through curved wooden doors and you enter an underground... Read More