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Te Tuinga celebrate Matariki Jimi Roberts and Stacey Mareroa at the Te Tuinga Whanau Matariki celebration. Photo/Video: Rosalie Liddle Crawford. ); } else { // } Click the image above to watch the video Celebrating Tauranga as a safe anchorage for all was the theme for a final celebration of Matariki on Friday night. Te Tuinga Whānau gathered their wider community of supporters together at the newly opened Te Puna Hall for an evening of feasting, art and speech. “...

Two policy experts assess Vice President Kamala Harris' Latin American trip and the questions it raises about Harris’ strategy for reducing Central Americans' migration to the U.S.

TDOE Announces State Spending Strategy For Nearly $4.2 Billion In Historic Federal Stimulus Funding For K-12 Education Wednesday, May 19, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Education on Wednesday announced the spending strategy for the state’s portion of the federal COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus funding, totaling almost $4.2 billion statewide, to benefit K-12 students and schools in Tennessee.  Over the course of the last year, the U.S. Congress responded to the global COVID-19...

Tourism Bay of Plenty big winner of community funding plans 14 May, 2021 11:00 PM 4 minutes to read Bay of Plenty Regional Council chief executive Fiona McTavish. Photo / NZME A council-controlled organisation that receives millions of dollars in local government funding has secured a large chunk of a community initiatives fund. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council met on Wednesday to discuss its Long-term Plan deliberations, which included the allocation of $200,000 through a...

Article content Across Canada, summer is peak festival time — at least it was before the pandemic — and in the nation’s capital, RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest is the boisterous, packed and sprawling centrepiece of the season. Over 10 days in July, up to 300,000 people flock to the grounds of Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats Park, squeezing together to see hundreds of acts on multiple stages that in recent years have featured A-list headliners such as Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters an...

Tauranga traffic definitely no better - ex-mayor Greg Brownless 3 May, 2021 06:00 AM 4 minutes to read Former Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless says traffic remains one of the citys biggest issues. Photo / File Former Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless says traffic remains one of the citys biggest issues. Photo / File It has been two years since Taurangas traffic woes were dubbed the citys number one problem by then-mayor Greg Brownless. Traffic numbers hit record highs in 2019 as vehicles ...

Design-thinking to help grow businesses Clare Swallow. Supplied photo. ); } else { // } When Clare Swallow started thinking like a truck driver, she knew she was on to something. A proponent of human-centred design thinking, Clare says when a client said to her: “It’s like you were in the head of that truck driver at that moment”, she understood just how powerful design thinking could be. The University of Waikato alumna, who in 2015 was named as one of New Zea...

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Quality of life survey: Traffic woes plague Tauranga residents view of the city 30 Apr, 2021 08:24 PM 4 minutes to read In the survey, 98 per cent of Tauranga residents said traffic was an issue. Photo / File In the survey, 98 per cent of Tauranga residents said traffic was an issue. Photo / File Tauranga residents believe the city is now a worse place to live than last year, a survey has revealed. And industry and community leaders arent surprised that growing traffic congestion a...

CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS: Councillors united in praise of Growth Deal Councillors discussed the deal at last weeks Leisure and Development Committee. Among the Group 1 projects is an application for £3.5m from the Dungiven/Benbradagh Regeneration Programme. Reporter: );  ); A local council has taken the first steps in welcoming a £72 million capital funding grant to support digital and innovation projects in the area. Various projects within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council are set ...