Salt Spray Surf School on Ōhope Beach celebrates its 21st anniversary this summer. For the owner Ollie Dobbin, teaching people how to surf is more than a... Read More

With the Katikati Twilight Concert series underway for 2025, music-lovers still have two concerts offering a fabulous line-up that you won't want to miss! So... Read More

There are plenty of ways to smuggle drugs, cigarettes, firearms, and other illicit substances into New Zealand, including hiding them in a container or... Read More

March 30, 2013, was the last time the Chiefs played a rugby match in Tauranga, with a crowd of 15,000 showing up at Baypark to watch the home side beat Auckland's... Read More

Pieces of New Zealand's aviation heritage graced the sky during the Classic Flyers Aero Day at Classic Flyers this weekend. A Spitfire, a Mustang and a Texan,... Read More

Harvest Church in Te Puke holds a community dinner every Wednesday night for anyone who would like a meal. Community dinner organiser Melissa Kameta said... Read More

A taxi driver going about his day-to-day business has been receiving unusual Lotto inquiries to his 0800 number. Thomas Morgan owns a ‘double hundred'... Read More

A collaboration between the Western Bay Wildlife Trust and the Mauao Trust spells hope for the future of one of the Mount Maunganui kororā, little penguin,... Read More

We're undertaking pre-seal road repairs on Tara Road in Pāpāmoa as part of our annual resurfacing programme, to ensure smoother and safer journeys for people... Read More

When it comes to poultry, 10-year-old Josiah Poynton is quickly becoming an expert. 'I have nine chickens and my favourites are the Exchequer Leghorns. They're... Read More

The Friendship Force of Tauranga is hosting a picnic to honour the late Jimmy Carter. On Sunday, January 19, the Friendship Force of Tauranga and the Western... Read More

In the world of philately, Jill Nutsford may be an award-winning ‘newbie' but she has almost seven decades of experience under her belt when it comes to... Read More