City Life

'For my wife': KSM honours veteran's service

'I am doing it for my wife.” That's what King Service Medal recipient, retired New Zealand Army Captain Graham Fredrich Charles Milligan, 88, said... Read More

Chris Duggan's transformative impact recognised

Living in Holland for the first 12 years of her life gave Chris Duggan a 'good foundation” in science. She said she was really privileged, and... Read More

Radio veteran, voice of motorsport honoured

About 14,000. That's where you land if you take Brian Kelly's estimate that he does about 60 interviews a week, and multiply it over the four and a half... Read More

Largest youth arts programme comes to Tauranga

A nationwide performing arts programme is coming to Tauranga next month for young people to bring their original art, music, dance and drama performances to... Read More

Biggest brick show yet about to hit town

The ground floor of Tauranga Racecourse is about to be overtaken by inspiring and colourful creations as Bricks of Plenty's annual Lego show gets under way on... Read More

BMX Olympian receives 'special' honour

Sarah Walker has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to BMX and sports governance. Born in Whakatane and growing up... Read More

Wayne Wright honoured in King's Birthday honours

Philanthropist and self-described 'serial entrepreneur” Wayne Wright left school in sixth form. But that did not stop him and his late wife Chloe from... Read More

BoP locals receive King's Birthday Honours

An Olympian, a former All Black, a philanthropist and a master fly-tier are among the ranks of community heroes from across the Bay of Plenty and surrounding... Read More

Volunteers to build school classroom in Vanuatu

A group of 25 Kiwi volunteers are heading to Vanuatu over King's Birthday weekend to build a school classroom. The volunteers will spend six days from June... Read More

‘Reading of the Stars’ in Katikati

There will be no light pollution - no street lights, no traffic lights, no neon signs to take away from the moment. Just a couple of hundred people hopefully,... Read More

Couple owes $20,000 Working for Families

Phoenix Ruka says he and his wife owe about $18,000 to $20,000 in Working for Families debt, despite always doing their best to ensure that they supplied the... Read More

Car boot sale, bargains and politics

Got too much of something, or it no longer fits your lifestyle? Too much fruit or veges? Kids grown out of it? Cleaning out the shed? The Rotary Club of Ōtūmoetai... Read More