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City's $15,000 to help youth get back into sport
A bid to get more sporting spark into the lives of Tauranga teens after they leave school has won the support of the city's cash-strapped council. The council, which has been cutting millions out of its budgets to keep its finances in a sustainable position, decided by a 7-4 vote this week to put $15,000 towards the $300,000 project. It was...
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Shop owners battle liquor store
A group of Cameron Rd shop owners are fighting to stop a liquor store from opening on their retail patch. They want Tauranga City Council to step in.
Harness family and see horses fly
There will be no rain for the long weekend, there will be a bit of cloud at worst and this will possibly bring southwesterly winds at times.
'Dirty' nudists beach ban urged
Family First NZ is calling on the Tauranga City Council to pass a bylaw outlawing public nudity on the coastline.
Forced landing takes Red Checkers out of show
One of the leading aerial displays for the Tauranga City Air Show this weekend will not go ahead after a Defence Force aerobatics plane made a forced landing.
Downtown shop closures cyclical
Three retailers have shut up shop for good in the heart of Tauranga's shopping district this week, but local leasing agents say new tenants are out there.
- Zespri cautious about predicting harvest
- Comvita wins battle for patent
- Rules nail down new standards
- Hot demand for coastal properties
Editorial: Nudists showing too much cheek
They argue they are not exhibitionists but if you are fighting for the right to strip off in public you are by implication requiring an audience to show off to.
- Ducking for cover, Letters: 28 January
- Editorial: New campus will energise the city
- Fighting talk: Letters, 27 January
- Brian Kelly: Smokers don't give a toss
Govt launches $3m plan for Rena
After the "tumultuous months" the region has experienced battling Rena's impact on the environment, the next step in the recovery plan has been announced.
- Rena salvors focus on bow
- City refuses to pay for Rena ad campaign
- Beach incident shocks MP
- Four hazardous goods containers off Rena
Flash mob Off the Wall
Anne Farquhar and about a hundred surprised shoppers were treated to an impromptu flash mob performance in Tauranga's Red Square yesterday afternoon.
- Creedence Clearwater Revisited under the stars
- Celebration of food and culture
- DVD Review: The Office: Special Edition Box Set
- Fundraising concert at Bella Vista Lodge
Restaurant Review: Amphora on the Strand
A good range of options is available across the menu. The vegetarian eater is well catered for and so is the carnivore, and the seafood lover.
- Feature: Help for busy mums
- Travel: Up a lazy river
- Bubbles demand room to breathe
- Deliciously creamy cheeses (+recipes)
District Council gets major role in...
WBOP District Council is to become the lead territorial authority in an initiative to help address the economic and social impacts of the kiwifruit disease Psa.
- Psa V spreads further
- Growth means balancing green issues
- Confident there's a golden future
- Wisdom ensures there'll be no next time
