City Life

Irises for Ukraine

Sometimes the brightest of ideas come from simply seeing what we have within our own hands and resources to do. This was the case for Jennifer Murray, who... Read More

Mural Contest goes online

Katikati's famous New Zealand Mural Contest - this time to celebrate the community's 'Unsung Heroes' of the 2020 lockdown - will not take place on the streets... Read More

New life for iconic building

What was once the Bay's Mills Reef Winery building has opened its doors to a new lease of life as The Vines Bethlehem clubhouse. Work on converting and... Read More

No rush to decide racecourse fate

'We don't have to rush it.” Tauranga City Council commission chair Anne Tolley is talking about deciding the fate of the Tauranga Racecourse Reserve. In... Read More

More faces, more fanfare…

Three more people have surfaced in regards to the Tauranga by-election, set for June. Former deputy mayor Kelvin Clout and former Tauranga City councillor... Read More

Explore He Puna Manawa these school holidays

What do Pac-Man video games, a Harry Potter escape room, and soft toys have in common? You'll find them all on the free April school holiday programme at the new... Read More

Hayley heading to New York

In three months' time Tauranga City basketballer Hayley Dawson will swap Kiwi life for the bright lights of New York, where she will play ball on a scholarship... Read More

Quiz for a good cause

It was by a chance hit to the head while playing rugby in 2015 that now 22-year-old Jacob West discovered he had a brain tumour. Six years on, he is still fighting... Read More

The race is now on!

Tauranga voters will soon have their say on who represents them in Wellington until the General Election next year, with the Prime Minister announcing the... Read More

Niwaki Pōhutukawa creates unique display

While shoppers have been parking at Excelsa Centre in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, they may have come across the work of Steve Oliver. Some have been admiring the... Read More

Disappointment at Red light status quo

'Bitter disappointment” is how some describe the reaction to New Zealand staying at the red light setting in the Covid traffic light system. Prime... Read More

An exemplary 40-year career

Robert Mangan started at Tauranga Boys' College as a first-year teacher in 1982, teaching physical education and science. He was 24, a few years older than... Read More