10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (457+ words) The Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover returns next week, with hundreds of inventive toasted sandwiches set to hit menus across the country. The annual winter food event runs from June 24 to August 5, with about 200 venues from Paihia to Dunedin competing…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (782+ words) Tauranga BMX Club is racing to secure the final funding needed to repair its damaged track and safeguard the future of BMX competition in the city. The club needs to raise more than $32, 000 to complete urgent remediation work on its…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago  (462+ words) A musician wins Lotto. Everyone asks what they'll do with the money? "Keep playing with the band till it runs out." Creative people want to create, performers want to perform. Almost no one I know is in it for the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (503+ words) Bright-coloured projectiles will be furiously flying in TECT Park this Sunday as a speed-focused paintball contest draws entrants from across the North Island. After a several-year hiatus, the Bay of Plenty Paintball Club will host the regional Paintball Triples " which…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (395+ words) Tauranga Sports have spoiled a major Te Puke milestone celebration, powering to a 41-27 win at Tauranga Domain in Western Bay Rugby action on Saturday. Te Puke travelled to Tauranga Domain hoping to mark Matt Wallis" 250th premier appearance with a victory,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (524+ words) Soyeon Kim's (right) award was presented by Mayor Mahe Drysdale at The Big Shout Out Morning Tea, recognising the work of volunteers across Tauranga. A Tauranga university student who has volunteered more than 50 hours in a single term while balancing…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (319+ words) New Zealanders are being urged to look to seasonal fruit rather than cold remedies this winter, with nutrition experts saying common produce such as kiwifruit, citrus and tamarillos offer a powerful and affordable boost to immune health. Dr Carolyn Lister,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (318+ words) Sam So won the highly coveted Supreme title in a previous year with a spectacular Potato Top category entry that featured a finely layered core of potato gratin. Bakers across New Zealand have just over a week left to enter…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (619+ words) A board game inspired by the loss of a Mount Maunganui woman's father is helping New Zealanders have deeper conversations, build stronger connections and make the most of their time together. Aimee Steel created the OAN DAE board game after…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (802+ words) Kane Williamson's bombshell announcement to retire from international cricket, just days before the second test against England at the Oval, brings to an end a career that New Zealand cricket fans are unlikely to ever see repeated, Tauranga sports writer…...