Red tractors have always held a special place in the heart of Putaruru’s Chris van Heuven. They take him back to childhood ...

A free mobile unit offering shower and laundry facilities to those living rough in Tauranga will begin operating next week. Good Neighbour has launched a new mobile shower and laundry facility to ...

Communication to the Barry Simmonds Family c/- P.O. Box 3136 Greerton, Tauranga 3142.

Farmers embracing modern technology is paving the way for a bright future for the dairy industry. This was highlighted at a panel discussion at an International Precision Dairy Farming Conference held ...

Three senior rugby teams at Tauranga Sports Club will soon run out in new uniforms after a $9450 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust. Club president Kayne Henderson said the grant will ensure ...

Faces but no names. Cops without ID. And Lissette could recognise fewer than half of them. Time had erased them from memory. And police history. “It seemed we didn’t care.” Sad and disrespectful ...

Adapting to her new way of seeing, Win – who still has peripheral vision – has embraced a different style of art. “Now because I can’t see where I’m putting the brush, the paintings have turned out to ...

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Welcome Bay School’s PTA is asking people to rummage through their backyards, homes and businesses to find scrap metal to aid a court resurfacing fundraiser. The school of 267 Y ...

There’s a recreational jewel hidden up Thompson Track just south of Katikati – and Western Bay of Plenty is invited to enjoy its mountain biking trails next Saturday, February 28. In partnership with ...

Dairy farmers need to look at their best paddocks to see what the poorest can produce once improved. Industry-good body DairyNZ says maximising pasture growth, and harvesting it, is key to increasing ...

The Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty is bringing its iconic fundraising event, Relay For Life, back to Tauranga next month. People from across the region are invited to come together on Saturday, ...