City Life

Tauranga retail: can it get worse?

Contemporary Classics owner Grant Furniss says Tauranga's CBD retail is doomed without adequate crime control and parking, following thousands of dollars' worth... Read More

Dinner to fight modern slavery

The arts and business communities are joining forces with Tearfund NZ to present a fundraiser to fight human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region. The Trafficking... Read More

Blooming festival hub

Bloom in the Bay at the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival this November will be bursting with trade stalls at the new Bloom Plaza. There will also be... Read More

Candyland Christmas parade in Pāpāmoa

It's time to start decorating floats, cars, trucks and scooters, get the marching bands ready, and sew Christmas costumes. Pāpāmoa is planning its largest Santa... Read More

Contest to launch young creatives’ careers

Students from across Tauranga and the Western Bay are being given the chance to launch their careers in the creative industries by entering a prestigious competition. The... Read More

Parking petition for city workers

Ethan Watene has taken matters into his own hands in light of council's recent decision to remove Tauranga CBD's free parking, by creating a petition to support... Read More

All Welcome to Club Open Day

Pāpāmoa Surf Lifesaving Club is throwing open its doors and inviting the community in to explore their facilities as season two in their new building gets underway. 'The... Read More

Park a buzz with new plants

Spurred on by a letter in The Weekend Sun, Tauranga Rotary has come to the rescue and acted as busy bees. The letter - published in The Weekend Sun on November... Read More

Curtains needed to help heat BOP homes

Are you renovating, spring-cleaning, or freshening your windows with new curtains? If so, Sustainability Options is in desperate need of donated curtains to help... Read More

Majestic Princess to grace the region

Tomorrow is an exciting moment for Tauranga Moana and local business, as the first cruise ship will dock up at our port after two-and-a-half years. At 5:30am... Read More

Exploring private gardens

Discovering all that's new in this year's Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival is part of the allure that brings people back time and again. The charm of stepping... Read More

Celebrating Diwali

Expect music, dance, sand art, delicious street food at the Tauranga Diwali Festival on Saturday. One Love Charity has successfully hosted three Tauranga Diwali... Read More