Latest from Tauranga

Why Māori medium education is 'nothing short of extraordinary'

"We all have a responsibility to ... ensure our language continues, survives and thrives."

Jo Raphael: Now's not the time to relax

COMMENT: Covid is a nasty, tricky virus that we still don't know enough about.

'We said no': Advance NZ wanted to join NZ First, Winston Peters says

Peters said the reasons would be 'obvious to any sensible, sane, rational person'.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: 'We had to seek it ourselves'

Tangiwai Doctor did not learn te reo as a child. Now, she teaches it.

NZ's most mispronounced places, and what to do about it

'If we don't pronounce them correctly we lose the whakapapa, the stories behind them.'

Opinion: Do you know how your regional council is supposed to work?

COMMENT: It is up to us to meet councils halfway.

Māori Party wants NZ renamed Aotearoa, all cities to take Māori names by 2026

Māori Party candidate for Waiariki Rawiri Waititi has announced a policy for Te Reo Māori.

Bryan Gould: One way or another, the tax tab comes for us all

Bryan Gould shares his views on why paying tax isn't necessarily a bad thing.

A community hijacked: PM revisits Whakaari / White Is tragedy

Today is Ardern's third day campaigning in the Bay of Plenty.

Turning the tide: PM Jacinda Ardern's return to her Tauranga roots

PM Jacinda Ardern reveals her Bay of Plenty roots.

Samantha Motion: New Zealand has enough imported holidays, it's time for Matariki

COMMENT: The winter gulf between public holidays has never felt longer.

Mortgage woes: Homeowners will sell up before bank can take house

Advice is to keep communication lines open with bank.

One year on: Teen barber-turned-regional councillor Stacey Rose

'There have been times I've sat there and thought 'should I really be at this table?'

'Devastating': Travel staff laid off and businesses closing

But travel agencies still optimistic in face of pandemic.

National's election promise: $190m for key Rotorua, Tauranga roads

National's Todd McClay and Chris Bishop spoke to local business leaders today.

'Over the moon': 450 Claymark employees jobs secured following company sale

A consortium led by Paul Pedersen has bought the business.