City Life

Tauranga aircraft museum turns 20

What we now know as the bustling classic aircraft museum in Mount Maunganui was once just an idea in pilot Andrew Gormlie's head 21 years ago, when he still... Read More

What's on: Youth Fest, sensory play, garage sale

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

Nurse of four decades has advice for parents

As Adrienne Arthur celebrates more than 40 years in the nursing profession, she reckons it's her work with a Tauranga iwi that has been the most rewarding. Reflecting... Read More

Tauranga SPCA appeals for blankets and towels

Tauranga SPCA is putting out an urgent call for donations of wool or polar fleece blankets and towels to help keep its puppies warm through the colder months. Shelter... Read More

Building consent exemption for granny flats closer

New Zealanders are a step closer to being able to build a granny flat of up to 70 square metres in their backyard following the successful first reading of the... Read More

Sky-high excitement for auction

Model aircraft are starting to fill up sheds around town - and Tauranga Model Aircraft Club members are starting to froth. The club's annual auction fundraiser... Read More

Complex sinkhole repairs enter final phase

Three weeks after a large sinkhole disrupted a section of Golden Sands Drive in Pāpāmoa, repair crews have completed the most critical stage of work - fixing... Read More

Tauranga Muay Thai club prepares for Thailand trip

A Tauranga Muay Thai club is travelling to Thailand to learn from the best of the best. Before they head to Phuket in June, the club has brought Thailand... Read More

Tauranga dealer celebrates national award success

Ebbett Prestige Tauranga has this month taken home three major awards at the 2025 Jaguar Land Rover New Zealand Retailer of the Year Awards. The dealership's... Read More

Warning after driver brandishes knife at motorist

'I was in survival mode,” said a Tauranga motorist who claims he was chased and confronted by a knife-wielding driver in an alleged 'road-rage”... Read More

Schools get tickets to groundbreaking show

Tauranga school students are being gifted tickets to a world-class, groundbreaking show in their own town this August - thanks to Baycourt Community & Arts Centre. The... Read More

Water restored after early morning main break

Water has been restored to houses on Oceanbeach Rd after a water main broke. The water supply was shut off at 4.50am following the break about 2.20am, the... Read More