City Life

Students invited to apply for $100K scholarship

Applications open next week for BayTrust's $100,000 Dillon Scholarship fund which can help Western Bay students with significant physical or intellectual disabilities... Read More

If you’ve got it, haunt it

Creating magic this Halloween will be nothing new for Pāpāmoa Unlimited event organiser Julia Manktelow. Faced with the uncertainties of Covid-19 restrictions,... Read More

What‘s on - dragon boat racing, art, theatre

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, then evening... Read More

New wellness hub for homeless in Tauranga

The expansion of a service that has already seen hundreds of families and individuals housed and helped for nearly 40 years will open a new wellness hub in the... Read More

Firefighter calls time on 48 year career

Roger Pickett found his way into a life in the Fire and Emergency Service organically. A friend of his had recently started life on the trucks at Masterton and... Read More

Commemoration event planned for Gate Pa

Many Tauranga Moana locals will gather at Gate Pa Memorial Reserve to celebrate and commemorate the signing of He Wakaputanga o Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the... Read More

Geothermal activity closes road in Rotorua

Rotorua Lakes Council staff and contractors have successfully been able to quench a bore that was causing hot water and steam to come up through Hatupatu Drive... Read More

A new home for Garry

At 81 years of age, Garry is all set to make what he hopes will be his last big move - but it could have ended up being a very different story. Just 15 months... Read More

What‘s on this Labour Day?

Tauranga is buzzing this weekend with people out and about despite bursts of rain overhead, visiting indoor and open air art galleries, shops, cafes and the beach. At... Read More

Think pink for breast cancer next weekend

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is asking the people of Bay of Plenty to generously support local pink ribbon fundraisers happening next weekend. Volunteer collectors... Read More

Bay Venues welcomes new CEO

Chad Hooker has been appointed as the new CEO of Bay Venues. Chad has come from a business background in the Waikato, and has been the Director of Operations at... Read More

Early birds can win prizes for garden ramble

The Rotary Garden Ramble in Katikati is now only a fortnight away, and the organisers of the town meets country event are offering prizes to anyone purchasing... Read More