City Life

10-year-old saves drowning toddler in Baywave pool

'She was seconds away. She was grey as concrete.” This is how Kayla Saia described the 3-year-old girl her daughter rescued from the bottom of a Mount... Read More

Play along the way in Tauranga’s city centre

Are you needing to bring a little joy back into your day? Take a stroll through Tauranga's city centre and you'll uncover interactive installations like an in-ground... Read More

Tauranga mum, 34, survived breast cancer

Warning: This story includes references to suicide and mental health and may be distressing. Pyes Pā woman Stephanie Samuelson's life flashed before her... Read More

Diwali to light up Historic Village

The Tauranga Diwali Festival returns on Saturday, October 18, bringing a vibrant celebration of culture, community, and tradition to the Historic Village from... Read More

Leisure marchers to step out in style

Mercury Baypark will come alive with colour, music and precision on Saturday, October 18, with the North Island Leisure Marching Display Day, a non-competitive... Read More

Toddlers on trikes for a kindergarten's fundraiser

The annual Trike-a-Thon and fundraiser, facilitated by Te Puna Community Kindergarten, returns for another year at Te Puna Primary School. Tomorrow, October... Read More

Tauranga’s festival of singing seniors

An unforgettable afternoon of harmony, heart, and high notes awaits as the Bay of Plenty Senior Music Festival returns on Saturday, October 4, at Bethlehem Baptist... Read More

Public support grows to keep dragon sculpture

Following Tauranga City Council's order for the removal of a large metal dragon sculpture from Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay, efforts have been under way to find... Read More

Birds die in 'localised poisoning' in Pāpāmoa

Warning: Graphic images Poisoning has been determined as the cause of 'widespread deaths” of small birds at a Tauranga park. How the birds came... Read More

Global greyhound walk returns to Tauranga

Time zones and oceans won't stop Tauranga greyhounds and their owners walking together this Sunday to promote dog rehoming to the community. The Great Global... Read More

Ōtūmoetai Primary upgrades: From leaks to layups

Classroom renovations taking place at Ōtūmoetai Primary School are on the home stretch. Principal Zara McIndoe said construction work began in May, when... Read More

Pāpāmoa’s new police sergeant

Pāpāmoa's new police sergeant, Tanerahi 'TK' Keno, is settling into his role at the helm of Tauranga's largest suburb - and embracing the shift from frontline... Read More