A new study shows retirees who rely on the pension as their sole source of income are scraping by at the bottom of the economic ladder.

"Happy Daddy's Day," beamed the best present a father could ever hope for, "what are We going to do today, Dad?"

Move over Mongrel Mob, there is a new gang in town - destructive, barbaric, unwilling to listen to those who know better, devoid of aesthetics, hell bent on devaluing what has taken years to build.

I woke up this week into a world where twerking is a real word. Twerking. I bet that plays havoc with the spell check.

The election signs fiasco has been a confusing mess for the past couple of weeks.

Mount Maunganui is the jewel in the Western Bay's crown and three stories have added some extra sparkle this week.

Tougher penalties are needed to curb the rising number of protection orders being breached across the country.

The day one's child is born is a precious memory however they come into the world, but the place of birth is paramount for mums to be, particularly first-time mums.

And now White Island is getting restless. It's all a bit disconcerting, isn't it? It's as though the whole country is having a wee stretch.

Local body elections are upon us, but it seems Tauranga council doesn't want us to know who is standing.

Not many people would be willing to show the level of forgiveness displayed by Tauranga shop owner Faruck Khan.