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Saving Grace is Fiona McCallum's fourth novel in two years - a huge achievement.

Entertainment
12:14 PM Apr 09th

Interview with author: Fiona McCallum

In the Western Bay, surf life saving competitions and perfect beach weather kept visitor numbers high during the month, a local holiday park says.

News
8:50 AM Apr 09th

March spending up on last year (+poll)

Local authors are being showcased alongside some of the world's best thanks to an initiative launched in the Western Bay, with sales of local authors increasing by 40 per cent at one bookstore.

News
8:19 AM Apr 09th

PaperPlus showcases Bay authors

Bed space at Tauranga Hospital is scarce during cooler months as patients with winter-related illnesses swarm to the hospital for help.

News
8:17 AM Apr 09th

Bed space falls in cool months

Customers are using Tauranga shop owners as free consultants - and then buying online or elsewhere.

News
1:09 PM Apr 07th

Shoppers seek free specialist advice from shop owners

It is difficult to reconcile a comic book adventure with the on-screen action and mayhem in GI Joe 2: Retaliation.

Entertainment
8:33 AM Apr 05th

Movie review: GI Joe 2: Retaliation 3D (+trailer)

Chelsea Winter is a cool, calm and determined young woman - and an awesome cook as well.

Lifestyle
7:58 AM Apr 05th

A seat at Chelsea Winter's table

Log exports are up 11.9 per cent this year at the Port of Tauranga and it has the capacity to handle even greater quantities in the future.

News
11:37 AM Apr 04th

Port of Tauranga gears for bigger log flow

Dave Gillies does not believe in micro-management, but he does believe staff should have fun at work and that his business will benefit if they do.

News
4:08 PM Apr 03rd

Fuel station owners throw rule book out the window

Last year, a Northland woman put down her pen - well, shut down a screen - took a deep breath and launched her book about love, loss and loser-love.

Entertainment
8:55 AM Apr 02nd

Interview with author: Lisa Liggett

The Tauranga Rotary Club is celebrating after selling a record number of books at its 26th Easter Book Sale.

News
5:24 AM Apr 02nd

Books bonanza for Rotary coffers

New Zealand's high exchange rate against the US dollar could see the number of cruise ships calling at Tauranga next season level out.

News
5:19 AM Apr 02nd

Dollar threat to cruises

People were dancing in the streets, motels were full and there was no shortage of entertainment as festivalgoers enjoyed a little slice of New Orleans in Tauranga.

News
5:01 AM Apr 01st

National Jazz Festival hits Tauranga

We're raising funds to fight Leukaemia and Blood Cancer and are hoping you can help.

Motoring
3:00 AM Mar 31st

Cancer drivers hit halfway point

As the season of mellow fruitfulness starts to take hold, with the promise of crisper days and blazing leaf displays, our great adventure capital of Queenstown is good to go.

Lifestyle
3:00 AM Mar 30th

Travel: Serene and welcoming Queenstown

Flight Centre has Sunshine Coast holidays including return airfares to Brisbane flying Air New Zealand and seven nights' accommodation.

Lifestyle
3:00 AM Mar 30th

Hot deals: Sunshine Coast, Vanuatu, Tasmania, Asia

Everywhere you look at this year's Downtown the Mount Easter Family Festival, there is bound to be something to entertain and captivate.

News
12:44 PM Mar 29th

Feast of family fun heads downtown

Tauranga City Council is to set limits on how many mobile shops can trade on popular sports ground carparks after clubs complained traders were hurting their canteen takings.

News
7:31 AM Mar 27th

Tenders to decide park traders

There's nothing like a riot of clowns tumbling from quirky cars or a fire-engine foam fight to bring smiles to kids' faces

Motoring
3:00 AM Mar 27th

Smiles the real reward

Sometimes it is difficult to fathom what goes through our judges' minds. It seems they have the balance of the weights of justice wrongly set.

Opinion
1:12 PM Mar 26th

Richard Moore: Scales of justice out of balance

We all know that if we look good, we feel good, and a big part of feeling good about yourself is your crowning glory.

Entertainment
11:27 AM Mar 26th

Interview with author: Richard Kavanagh

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother of three young boys and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books, comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

Recipes
3:00 AM Mar 26th

Take 4 ingredients: Jelly cocktails (recipe)

Alot of oily raggers not only live off the smell of an oily rag, they also run their businesses off the smell of an oily rag. Be it business or pleasure, the net effect is the same - more dollars in your pocket instead of someone else's.

Business
3:00 AM Mar 26th

Oily Rag: Buy preloved, it's good business cents

As Kiwis make the most of the Easter break - and the continuing daylight savings - our roads will be busy as we head out of town.

Motoring
3:00 AM Mar 26th

Getting the hop on Easter driving

Tens of thousands of books, puzzles, records, magazines, collectibles and more will be up for grabs at the 26th Tauranga Rotary Club Easter Book Sale this year.

News
11:05 AM Mar 25th

New venue for book bonanza

It's quite hard to pick the new Sorento from the old because the major body panels are the same. Kia is counting on potential customers valuing substance.

Motoring
3:00 AM Mar 25th

Beauty of new Sorento is more than skin-deep

Simon Chisholm still has a brain injury nearly eight months after being punched unconscious during a game - and could die if he suffers another blow to the head.

News
12:58 PM Mar 21st

Bashed rugby star: Still shaken by 'cowardly' blow

Children with fathers in their lives are less likely to commit suicide, engage in early sexual activity or abuse alcohol and drugs.

News
10:39 AM Mar 21st

Having your dad around counts

The seventh BOP Times/Bethlehem Foundation Auction will be held on Saturday June 8 at the Tauranga Racecourse.

News
10:12 AM Mar 21st

Cystic Fibrosis keeps patients, family busy

Leading Tauranga bowlers Graham Skellern and Kevin Maxfield have qualified for two finals in the National Club Championships at Invercargill in June.

Sport
6:36 AM Mar 20th

Bowls: Top Tauranga pair make national final

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