Mother of two Jane says the start of the school year is always tough financially. "The holiday period stretches us to the limit and there is just no let-up... Read More

Preschoolers are invited to attend a new regular playtime activity in Katikati, which has finally come to life inside the community's toy library facility. Katikati... Read More

Mum of seven Antoinette Ranapia used to watch her dad and uncles with their heads under the hoods of cars in hometown Ōpōtiki, 'tutuing” with the motors. Those... Read More

A PhD student researching shark hearing has discovered that rig sharks produce clicking sounds, marking the first documented case of a shark making noise. Carolin... Read More

Young Tauranga people with disabilities are making a difference at Riding for the Disabled (RDA) by volunteering to keep the grounds neat and tidy. This week,... Read More

Most Flavours of Plenty festival events are aimed at adults - but one definitely isn't. Te Puke Kai Resilience group and Colab are hosting a Kids Kai Trail on... Read More

Friends and parents of a Te Puke school family have banded together to run a movie night fundraiser for one of their own facing adversity. Te Puke woman Sarena... Read More

A collection of more than 150 nostalgic sporting ties from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s is on display at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's Tauranga Campus. The... Read More

Six Bay of Plenty school teams are set to compete in this week's New Zealand School Surfing Festival at Maukatia-Māori Bay, in Muriwai, Auckland. Running... Read More

A nature-based approach to river management could bring greater protection against flooding than building bigger stop-banks, new research suggests. Giving... Read More

Four learners have won Acorn Foundation scholarships, eleven students were granted TECT First-in-Family awards, and ten students were awarded TECT Returning... Read More

New Zealand Community Trust has granted Rotorua's Glenholme School $10,000 to help upgrade their playground with a new waka seesaw, ensuring a safer and more... Read More