New competitive swimming coach Andy McLay has been making waves at the Papamoa Swimming Club. Arriving with wife Anna in June, Andy has come on board as the new... Read More

Now is the time of year when remembrance trees start popping up in Tauranga, encouraging people to reflect on their loved ones who won't be around this festive... Read More

I was quite excited to hear the news, now months ago, that best-selling New Zealand cookbook author Chelsea Winter had relocated from Auckland to Tauranga. Firstly... Read More

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. Kia koa tenei ra. The weather looks mint for parades, triathlons, markets, the popular mud dog run, sailing and the beach. For... Read More

A friend of mine was hit by a train years ago, losing the ability to stand, talk and move anything much apart from his face and one arm. We communicate, with... Read More

In 2018, Tauranga City Council added a provision in the Street Use and Public Places Bylaw that restricted begging and rough sleeping in the city. These changes... Read More

The doing is the pleasure for Phil Hansen. 'I don't do it for the completed object, rather it's getting there, the conceiving and taking it all the way to completion.” The... Read More

Zespri is pursuing legal action in China to stop the spread of pirated kiwifruit cuttings. The company's Gold Three variety was developed after 10 years of... Read More

Tens of thousands of McDonald's workers are in for boost to their wallets after they were found to have been underpaid in a nationwide payroll bungle that's... Read More

Two Tauranga business have taken out awards at the Humankind Employee Experience Workplace and Inspiration Awards. Tauranga's Lysaght Consultants have won the... Read More

Zespri's European kiwifruit harvest is again expected to deliver strong returns for growers in Italy and France, along with another great tasting crop for consumers... Read More

New Zealand's commercial summer fruit growers have voted in support of continuing the levy they pay for industry funding for biosecurity, crop protection, export... Read More