City Life

What‘s on - Oropi market, art, underwater hockey

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a fine day with light... Read More

Help requested to box up kindness this Christmas

It will be a Christmas filled with kindness and joy for many of Tauranga's homeless this year, when ‘Santa Carrus' - in the form of Te Tuinga Whānau staff... Read More

Two exhibitions open at Tauranga Historic Village

Tauranga artist Doreen McNeill has a spring in her step as she launches her exhibition on Saturday afternoon at Tauranga Historic Village. A popular and prolific... Read More

Rotorua kicks off 100% vaxxed business campaign

Protecting the Rotorua community and its economy is the driving force behind a new Rotorua Chamber of Commerce campaign designed to get as many in the local business... Read More

Christmas trees to light up Historic Village

A forest of community Christmas trees will be lighting up the Tauranga Historic Village this December. Twenty-four huge distinctive trees decorated by local community... Read More

What‘s on - comedy, exhibition openings, markets

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a fine day with light... Read More

New BOP food festival showcases plentiful coast

The Bay of Plenty will host its first Flavours of Plenty Festival in April 2022, showcasing the people, creativity and cuisine associated with the region's... Read More

Tauranga restaurant wins national award

A Tauranga Indian restaurant has beaten more than 100 restaurants across New Zealand by taking out the top prize at this year's Menulog Restaurant Awards. Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga set to become an illuminated playground

Tauranga's city centre is set to be transformed into an illuminated spectacle with an all-new light festival set to launch next year. After Dark Urban Light... Read More

All the bells and whistles for food drive nights

Western Bay of Plenty's Neighbourhood Support will be leading the emergency services food drive around the streets of Pāpāmoa on November 30 with sirens blaring... Read More

A Night Before Christmas postponed till 2022

An annual community event is being cancelled for the second year in a row. A Night Before Christmas, has been called off for the second year in a row. With uncertainty... Read More

BOP gets $1.79m worth of new community facilities

Bay of Plenty residents will soon benefit from $1.79m worth of new community facilities including a new marae for Matakana Island which locals have been wanting... Read More