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PHOTOS BRYDIE THOMPSON In the third instalment of our series, new residents and Bayleys real estate agents Andrea and Duncan Ritchie reflect on taking the...

The four Tornado fighter-bombers roared past in perfect formation, the diamond shape of the group showing off the aggressive presence of the aircraft. They...

He’s the first in generations not to be a farmer, but he’s still keen to teach his kids what it means to eat meat. l like to...

One of the turning points in my life occurred when I was learning to powder ski through groves of trees. I loved the freedom...

This issue, we talk relationships – new ones and the ones you leave behind when you move – with Bayleys agents who could moonlight...

Mike Rudd was an online dating entrepreneur before digital entrepreneurs were even invented. Michael Absolum was my best mate back in Otahuhu College. He is...

Poseidon of the Bay, Nathan Pettigrew, talks stingrays. Rain or shine. Winter or summer. There's always one creature I see while I'm out venturing in...

Cindy Powers Prosor explains how to get more of what you want.

Have you featured on an UNO cover? Then chances are you’ve met Bay local Jay Reeve, UNO’s newest regular. I never imagined I would move away...

For the next year, we’ll follow new Papamoa residents Andrea and Duncan Ritchie. We’ll find out how they’ve settled into Tauranga as Bayleys real estate agents, and how life measures up after Ponsonby.

This year, I learnt that humans know what they want.

Just over an hour’s drive from Tauranga, there’s a launch spot that makes me so excited about the prospect of a paddle. And the epic right-hand break, thrown up by the beach and swell, is a hit with local and international surfers alike. I’m talking, of course, about Whangamata.