First XV rugby final: St Andrew’s College and Tauranga Boys’ College to meet in National Top Four decider
In the other close-fought semi-final, South Island champions St Andrew’s won the physical battle up front and beat…
Tauranga Parkrun helps 88-year-old find fitness and friendship
He has set a personal best of 46 minutes and finished first in his age group. “It’s such…
Football: Jacob Kleinsmith’s journey from Tauranga to Estonia’s professional league
“I felt like a brick wall had just fallen on to my chest,” he said. Kleinsmith’s ambitions began…
North Island Golden Gloves set for record 300 boxers in Tauranga line-up
For some boxers, such as Greer Hall, Saskia Elliott, Alex Mukuka, Connor Campbell and Mezmorize Anderson, it is…
Food rescue app Too Good To Go arrives in Tauranga
Entrepreneurs founded the app in Copenhagen in 2015 after watching an untouched buffet being thrown away. Too Good…
Tauranga local captures photos of rare leatherback turtles off Mount Maunganui
“It’s almost unheard of to see five leatherbacks together because they’re generally solitary turtles. They usually only group…
Tauranga teen cyclist Amelia Twiss takes on 3000km Tour Aotearoa challenge
The trip stretches from Cape Reinga to Bluff and follows a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and…
Redeveloped Toi Tauranga Art Gallery now open: I’m quite overwhelmed with what we have achieved’
The problem with the Tauranga Art Gallery was that it faced the wrong way. The building originally belonged…
Northland leisure marching team all about fun, fitness and friendship
“Thirty of the teams marched through the morning. The balance finishing after a half hour lunch break, during…
Australia retains Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after rain washes out second T20I against New Zealand
The second men’s Twenty20I between New Zealand and Australia has been abandoned because of rain, leaving the visitors…
Fibre outage in Tauranga affects 2000 homes and businesses
“Our crews have been on site through the night. The damaged fibre cables have now been removed, and…