So how can you get a good night’s sleep, keep your house feeling dry and cool and stop mould growing in the process? Check out our 10 tips for beating the humidity below. When it’s muggy, your best ...

Kiwi Trust (OKT) welcomes volunteers to get involved in its forest workday this Sunday, from 8.45am to 2pm. Those keen to help out should meet by 8.45am at Ōtanewainuku Shelter – which is opposite the ...

The countdown is on for Envirohub Bay of Plenty’s much-anticipated Climate Action Festival 2025, returning for its third year from November 9-16. The week-long celebration promises a vibrant mix of ...

Next week there’s an opportunity to spread a little early Christmas cheer as Te Puke’s annual emergency services street appeal takes place. But please, don’t have rice on your gift list. The food ...

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The Tauranga City Council is seeking feedback on its Miro St one-way parking plan. The Tauranga City Council is responding to residents’ concerns about parking and safety along Miro St in Mount ...

The Paengaroa Spring Fair is a day-long event that is many things to many people. Held for the first time last year, the Paengaroa Community Association event was designed to be family-friendly, ...

Tauranga’s Turban Day this weekend invites locals to experience the vibrant traditions of Sikh culture – and even try on a turban themselves. From 11am-2pm on Saturday, Novemb ...

Widowed by Graeme Hodgson is survived by her children Jason & Lisa Hodgson, Kerry & Andrew Hawthorne and Nicola & Michael Wilkinson and all her beautiful grandchildren, and great grandson. Gill loved ...

Christmas may be looming, but Te Puke’s Santa parade is even closer. The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade is on December 6 this year – just four weeks away. Organised by Epic Te Puke, the ...

A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc – marked by an umbra, dark area, which is 2000 degrees cooler than the effective photospheric temperature. The average diameter ...

The decision to keep water services in-house reflects community feedback received through consultation carried out earlier this year. All three Eastern Bay district councils have had their plans to ...