We lead with a sombre look at the damage around the country due to the weather bomb. Please take care in the clean-up. Inside, we feature the second in our series on young ones in volunteer organisations. Young Aiden Azar has given us his insights on joining Tairua Volunteer Fire Brigade.

We lead with a plea to take care in and on the water this summer, in light of the holiday statistics around the country. Inside, there’s an article about the Tairua “Antiques Roadshow” on soon at the bowling club, and a Short & Sweet column with some news, including, of top importance, the mobile blood service visit coming up on the 29th.

We lead with an invitation to attend Tairua Art Group’s Summer Art Fair on Saturday the 24th. Inside, Constables Dylan and Tim bring us some great summer holiday advice and on page 4, we bring the first in a series highlighting young volunteers. This week we spoke with Bella Muir and got her story. You’ll be impressed with her attitude and commitment to Surf Life Saving.

Welcome to the first issue of 2026. We hope that the new year’s start has been an enjoyable and safe one for you and your family.
We lead with a call to our boaties to take extra care, especially when crossing our notorious bar. Let’s all be safe on the water!

Happy New Year! We pray that you will have a safe and blessed start to 2026.
This is our last issue for the year.
We lead with a New Year message, and inside there is a plea from FENZ to adhere to the fireworks ban in our area. The public New Year’s Eve fireworks display on the harbour is spectacular - see you along the water’s edge!