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Rugby legend John Leslie was in demand when he dropped into Tauranga as part of his nationwide tour to boost the number of junior rugby coaches. The ex-Highlanders player and former Scotland international held a free workshop for volunteer coaches at Mount Maunganui Sports Club. Mike Williams, Mount Sports Junior Rugby chairman, said the event

  By the time she was 21 Jill Shepherd had had nine jobs. “I was a bit of rebel when I left school,” she freely admits. Jill has certainly had a rich and varied working life. She’s been a trainee microbiologist; run a motorcycle parts department; driven vans, and owned and run dairies; and worked

During the time Mukesh Kumar worked at a wood manufacturing company the idea of homeownership had been firmly pushed to the far corners of his mind. With Bay of Plenty property market running hot, he saw zero chance of one day being able to afford a place for himself and his wife Sheron Shikha. “In

When Neville Hall was going through the motions of purchasing his CrestClean business in 2016 he knew the vehicle he chose for the job was a crucial decision that he had to get right. But by opting for a Nissan NV200 van he had no idea it would make him a trendsetter. The spacious model

PestCo’s hotline has reported a surge in calls to deal with rats as hungry rodents head indoors as winter sets in. Rat numbers have exploded throughout the country after a long and dry spell of warm weather. While Kiwis enjoyed the record-breaking summer, a downside was it created ideal breeding conditions for rodents. More rats

Tauranga’s Ben O’Dea has been given a helping hand to get his cleaning business back on the road after the Commonwealth Games athlete had his car stolen. The 25-year-old said it “really sucked” when his Nissan Terrano was taken from his Mount Maunganui home while he and brother Sam represented New Zealand in men’s beach

A landmark apartment complex in Tauranga is utilising CrestClean’s Pure Water System to ensure the building’s exterior remains pristine. The Anchorage has recently undergone a major facelift with the completion of multimillion dollar project to reclad the15-year-old Mount Maunganui building. Twice yearly exterior cleaning of the Salisbury Ave complex is a requirement to honour guarantees

PestCo service technician Mike Wills is definitely not a cricket fan – when it comes to his job that is. Forget about the popular game, it’s the tiny insects that have been his constant bugbear over the dry, warm months of summer and autumn. For crickets have been swarming to the bait stations he uses

He might be there just five hours each week but the huge difference he’s making to the school’s appearance is a hot topic of conversation for parents and teachers. Kath Joblin, Principal at St Thomas More Catholic School, says having a caretaker on a contract arrangement has worked out better than she could have imagined.

She’s gone from being a stay at home mum to successful business owner. Moonyean Kaur hasn’t looked back and her achievement and dedication to her business has won her and husband Ravinder Singh Tauranga’s Rookie Franchisee of the Year Award. Jan Lichtwark, CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager, says the couple were standouts among the new franchisees.

It’s no wonder this gleaming CrestClean all-electric van is turning heads in Tauranga. With its bright graphics, depicting “Lovin’ our ZERO EMISSION vehicle”, the Nissan e-NV200 was unmissable to visitors arriving at the city’s Bayfair Shopping Centre. Its owner, Tauranga franchisee Jon Moon, is not only switched on to the energy saving benefits of the

The buzz of becoming homeowners took on a whole new meaning for a Tauranga couple when they found a huge wasp nest the size of six rugby balls under the lounge floor. Michael Melville-Barton got a huge surprise after crawling under the Otumoetai property to replace a faulty TV aerial cable and spotting the giant