City Life

Nominations closing soon for TECT Community Awards

Nominations for the TECT Community Awards will close soon on Friday, October 29, and can be made at www.tect.org.nz/community-awards-2022. TECT Marketing and... Read More

What‘s on - art, open day and Super Saturday

Good morning and welcome to Super 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... Read More

Katikati Festival continues month of events

If you haven't been out to Katikati this month, now is your chance to explore and enjoy a fascinating array of art and entertainment as part of the Katikati... Read More

Artful response

In a first for the Bay of Plenty, textile and pigment artists are combining to produce creativity in a unique way. The artists have been matched for a new exhibition... Read More

Study monitors boomers in rural areas

Kiwifruit are budding and bird scaring devices are booming - for some people living in rural areas this makes spring a very annoying time of the year. Whakatāne... Read More

Repair shop restores link to the past

A handmade leather satchel that's more than 60 years old has been restored to its original condition, keeping alive the memory of the Katikati man who hand stitched... Read More

Happy 100th Marie!

It's a milestone worth making a fuss about. Nearly 80 years after she joined Police, trailblazer Marie Storey has celebrated her 100th birthday. Last week, Marie... Read More

Short films invading Tauranga

A Darth Vader helmet, a blue tongue lizard and a 1972 Chevrolet Constantia don't sound like the ingredients of a sweet movie about relationships. But in the... Read More

A rare rose for a good cause

EVES and Waipuna Hospice are delighted to bring to auction for the first time since its inception: the Rose Cottage Dollhouse. All proceeds from this online charity... Read More

New Zealand wines take top spots

New Zealand-made wines have taken 42 of the 50 placings in the New World Wine Awards Top 50 list announced this week. Over the competition's 19-year history the... Read More

Lions enhancing nature

Lions Club members from across the Bay of Plenty and Matamata have added more natives to the TECT All Terrain Park thanks to a recent planting day. In total,... Read More

Streaks of Pink at this year’s Hot Pink Walk

Around 3500 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in New Zealand each year. Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga walks in honour of them all and to celebrate... Read More