City Life

Understanding Aphasia

To most, it's simply a room of people chatting. To speech therapist and AphasiaNZ community advisor Kate Milford, it's success worth celebrating. 'Aphasia is... Read More

Donations needed at Hospice shops

Waipuna Hospice's six Charity Shops in the Western Bay of Plenty are in dire need of quality donations as winter and the cost of living bites, prompting massive... Read More

Operatunity concerts are back!

Iconic Kiwi company and one of New Zealand's leading arts organisations - Operatunity - is back and keen to get down to the business of making music! With the... Read More

Finn’s biggest gig yet

From banging on drums as a toddler to getting accepted onto a world-renowned music programme in the United States, Finn Hughes is well on his way to the career... Read More

Good deeds to support grief service

Grief Support Services is running a peer-to-peer Good Deeds Challenge from July 9-24 to raise funds for their organisation. Participants can choose 16 'good deed'... Read More

Katikati lads soar onto world stage

Ultimate Frisbee is flying high at Katikati College where four students have been chosen to represent New Zealand at the World Youth Frisbee Championships next... Read More

WBOP wastes no time embracing new kerbside service

The Western Bay of Plenty District has diverted almost twice the amount of waste from landfill than expected in the first year of the council's rates-funded kerbside... Read More

The sun won’t set on Willow St

Sara Hughes has positively transformed the Willow St bus shelter area through the creativity and vibrant light of her art installation, 'Midnight Sun'. Renowned... Read More

BOP boy returns home to Steamers

As Jacob Norris grew up up watching the Steamers, it was always a dream of his to play for the team. Now his dream has become reality - at age 23 - with the Bay... Read More

International cellist to perform in Tauranga

BOP Symphonia is delighted to have Lev Sivkov as its cello soloist for the forthcoming 'Out of the Shadows' concert on July 10. Lev, an international artist based... Read More

Sailathon to float dreams

Members of the Sailability Tauranga Charitable Trust gain an 'even playing field” when sailing out on the water - something that is often missing from their... Read More

Kids buzz for Matariki

Students in Te Puke will carry the handles of a kete, and fill their kete with Matariki knowledge that they will gain from Te Kete Matariki's education day. Today,... Read More