
A bold haircut to buy memories
Bernee Fransen is determined to help her beloved niece Nikita make as many memories with her five-ye


Bernee Fransen is determined to help her beloved niece Nikita make as many memories with her five-ye

A joyous and “very noisy” celebration was a fitting greeting to the news that the ni-Vanuatu languag

A saltwater saga is subsiding, with new health and safety measures in place and a compromise reached

Harlow Pope overruled her father as he eyed up the sunflower seeds in Tākaka’s Hammer Hardware. T

Reporter Elise Vollweiler shares what it was like to be among the lucky few who got to experience a

Vince Sibbald still remembers the haze that hung over the bar in the days before smoking was banned.

The Bard had a good airing last week, with 32 Motueka High School drama students performing a range

Motueka’s Stef Harris has spent most of his life working nights. As a traffic control officer in the

The picture-perfect setting of Wairoa Valley’s Gilbert Lodge was packed to the peripheries and brimm

The 81-year-old Cobb Power Station in Upper Tākaka is getting a little work done, with local contrac

Kimberly Sepuesca grew up in the populous city of Manila, with the beach a five-hour drive away. Sh

The Motueka High School house sports parade was a celebration of colour, culture and camaraderie, wi

Does Michael Smith enjoy taking photos of the night sky? “Put it this way – he hasn’t been to bed fo

A “really great ambience” and a beautiful Pasifika-themed meal are on offer at Motueka’s upcoming Ka

Carnivorous plants have been around since the time of the T-Rex, and Rod Attenburrow reckons that, a

In April 2024, the government set an attendance target for schools, with the aim of 80 per cent of c

The “whio whistle” will be echoing through the Flora louder than ever, with 38 whiolings recorded in

John Ray reckons that banjo players find each other – and, coming from the other side of the world,

Russell Scott hopes to give the judges pumpkin to talk about at the upcoming giant pumpkin competiti

A generous donation from Motueka car club Golden Bay Rodders is set to make life just a little easie