10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (433+ words) Selwyn Ridge School pupils collecting data and giving away spot prizes at a Travel Safe school gate activation party. A Tauranga primary school has cut its gate drop-offs by 40% in three years by joining a city-wide initiative that encourages residents…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (871+ words) Rose Mischewski is happy chewing the fat with her grandson's wife as she shuffles to her favourite spot in the sunroom, laughter chortling from her every time she's asked another question about herself. "Where's all this going?" asked the new…...

2+ day, 13+ min ago  (157+ words) Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle crash in Whakam'rama, north of Tauranga. A witness said the crash happened on Barrett Rd off State Highway 2 about 3. 15pm. They said the crash involved two vehicles " one with a trailer, and police had…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (312+ words) More than 40 basketball teams will compete in the U16 & U18 regional qualifying tournament over King's Birthday weekend. The long weekend has arrived thanks to King Charles III " and Tauranga is packed with events to keep the whole wh'nau entertained. Indian Ink Theatre…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (310+ words) t'moetai Intermediate School student Harper Stull has taken out first place in the Wellington regional final of the 2026 "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Language Proficiency Competition. Stull travelled to Wellington on May 23 with the school's Mandarin language tutor Miss Li to compete…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (482+ words) A map showing where the toilet is now and possible relocation areas. Image / Western Bay of Plenty District Council Retain, relocate or remove: that is the question Western Bay of Plenty District Council is putting to the community as it…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (843+ words) A cyclist on the Wairoa Bridge cycleway adjoining State Highway 2 and Tauranga City Council Matua-t'moetai ward councillor Glen Crowther. Main image / Supplied, inset (left) / Alex Cairns, inset (right) / David Hall A regular Wairoa Bridge cycleway user has likened riding on…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1068+ words) The young daughter of a man killed by his best mate in a high-speed, drug-fuelled crash says she will never forgive him. In the six minutes before crashing into a Kenworth truck and killing his friend, Brayden Tawa, Tangaroa Paki…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (671+ words) School leavers in some of New Zealand's poorest and smallest districts face a near-impossible battle to find work or training places, with unemployment among those aged 15-24 jumping dramatically in the past year. Youth unemployment is soaring and, at nearly 15%, is…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago  (472+ words) As winter temperatures bite and household budgets remain under pressure, New Zealanders are turning back to one of the simplest and most affordable ways to feed a family " homemade vegetable soup. The back-to-basics approach is being encouraged by 5+ A Day,…...