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Community Gem: Sylvia Willison

Sylvia Willison is our Community Gem of the week.

Traffic congestion on Hewletts Rd

Tauranga transport authorities are looking to spend an extra $1.4 billion over the next 30 years to achieve a ''balanced'' approach between building new roads and making the city more attractive to cyclists and bus users.

Local Focus: Businesses support Tauranga Community Foodbank

It's the largest amount of donations in history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Businesses support Tauranga Community Foodbank

It's the largest amount of donations in history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Demand for qualified early childhood teachers

The Bay's early childhood education centres are struggling to find qualified teachers, with some Tauranga centres receiving a majority of interest from unqualified applicants.

Te Tuinga Whanau Carrus Christmas party

Up to 150 packages were gifted to Tauranga families living in emergency accommodation at at Te Tuinga Whanau Carrus Christmas party. Whanau patron and philatropist Paul Adams and friends test out some of the presents.

Fill the Bus

Fill the Bus driver Tony Andrews.

Test driving New Zealand's fastest road

Reporter Samantha Motion and photographer John Borren rack up $4 in tolls to see what its like to drive at 110km/h - legally - on the Tauranga Eastern Link.

Toi Ohomai 2017 graduates march in Tauranga

Toi Ohomai 2017 graduates marched down central Tauranga yesterday

Former Black Cap Kyle Mills at Greenpark School

Jones seeks to cut regional development deals

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has declared himself ''deal focused'' and not a fan of long reports which gathered dust.

Opteon collect foodbank donations for Christmas Appeal

Yvonne Sheppard has been running the Opteon foodbank appeal effort.

Police operation in Papamoa

New Zealand joins the CPTPP agreement

Two of New Zealand's high-level trade negotiators visited Tauranga this week to offer exporters a presentation on the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP), and kiwifruit growers could be the big winners.

Local Focus: What do you get when you cross a labrador with a librarian?

The 'LABrarians' are making a big difference at a Tauranga school. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Where is the proposed museum site?

A council survey found some locals don't know the Cliff Rd site proposed for the new museum. Councillors say it's just an 8-minute walk from downtown.

6-year-old chooses donations for foodbank instead of birthday party presents

For her birthday party this year, 6-year-old Eva Milham asked her friends to bring donations instead of presents.

Free fees welcome news for Maketu teen

Jake Hynds, 18, has left school and is preparing to study next year. The Government's announcement of free tertiary education fees for school leavers like him has take a "huge weight off the shoulders", he said.