Heather Kremen’s love of glassblowing was set alight as a teen at her first class. After establishing Amokura Glass in 2017, she’s not only still innovating but also set on training future artists.

We meet Chris Acott, the new Director of Football at Greerton’s Blue Rovers Football Club, who’s focused on getting kids to play team sports and fuelling their love of ‘the beautiful game’.

Gin’s moment in the sun doesn’t seem to be abating any time soon and two very different Tauranga-based brands — Dabblers and Clarity — have now launched with a range of excellent offerings.

Sarah-Anne Astwood’s self-published book, Along Came Franky, is about her adorable dachshund. We join the both of them on Pāpāmoa beach with a bunch of other short-legged saussies.

Italian-born chef Simone Saglia has been in kitchens his whole life, from a child in Piedmont to working in Michelin-starred eateries. He’s now brought a taste of his home to the Bay with The Trading Post.