City Life

Teens take on Queen production

About 75 students from two Tauranga colleges have been polishing their acting skills and voices, their hair and makeup talents, and learning the ropes backstage... Read More

Historic Bond store bids farewell to Sun Media

Tauranga City Library is the new custodian of the Sun Media archives, which have previously been carefully stored in cupboards at the top of the stairs at 1... Read More

‘Most epic’ production to celebrate Matariki

Mount Maunganui College is revving up for the production 'Mauao always beside you' on June 26-27 at Baycourt. Production manager Wayne Flanagan says 75 students... Read More

A new community-led fitness studio

Like a phoenix, a new not-for-profit community fitness studio has risen from the ashes of a former business at the Mount. And when it flies into profitable... Read More

Draft speed limit rule open for consultation

The Coalition Government will reverse Labour's blanket speed limit reductions by July 1, 2025, through a new Land Transport Rule released for public consultation... Read More

Garden and art festival tickets selling fast

The Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival, proudly brought to you by Bayleys, is in an early-bird frenzy with tickets selling fast. Until July 15, festival-goers... Read More

New elderly housing underway for Te Puke

A property development in Te Puke designed to provide much-needed housing for elderly residents is entering the next stage of the project. Directors of The... Read More

Christine enters NZ Martial Arts Hall of Fame

Tauranga's very own Taekwon-Do legend, Christine Young, is set to be immortalised in the New Zealand Martial Arts Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony, taking... Read More

A bricklover’s delight at Baypark

Lego enthusiasts will get to flex their creativity this month at the first solo expo hosted by Bricks of Plenty. BoPEx24 will be held at Mercury Baypark Stadium... Read More

Donate to those sleeping under the stars

A community group which feeds people from all walks of life twice weekly in Tauranga is running a campaign to collect sleeping bags and tents to keep our... Read More

Enter the world of stamp collecting!

If you're a kid who lives in the Bay of Plenty and you're interested in wild animals, countries, flags, space, birds, flowers, sports, cats, dogs, horses... Read More

Sylvia’s 100 years of survival

'I'm a survivor. I have survived a lot,” says Tauranga resident Sylvia Nathan, who has just turned 100 years old and is sharing some of her experiences... Read More