City Life

Te Toka a Tirikawa - the story behind the carving

A carving with a unique story stands at the entrance to the Tauranga Campus of Waikato University in Durham St, Tauranga. The campus is holding an open community... Read More

Community open day at Tauranga Campus

The University of Waikato are holding a Community Day at their Tauranga Campus on Saturday May 11 from 10am - 2pm. The doors to the brand new Durham St campus... Read More

What‘s on - markets, greyhounds and uni

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! The weather forecast is morning low cloud clearing to fine late. There should be cloud again tonight with northerlies developing.... Read More

Is the spirit of Napoleon in Papamoa?

While exploring the Papamoa waterways, I came across an arched footbridge with an overhanging weeping willow. Taking a photo of this rather romantic scene, I... Read More

Waikato artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award

Hamilton artist Gaye Jurisich has taken out top honours in the 2019 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her captivating piece labelled Snare. The... Read More

Traffic woes stuck in limbo

They felt fobbed off by the Tauranga City Council, so a group of Tauranga college students are ramping up the pressure to remedy what they perceive to be a traffic... Read More

Tauranga one of NZ’s competitive cities

Tauranga is one of the six competitive cities in New Zealand that has been compared to Australia's five main centres in a new PwC report which reveals income and... Read More

Campbell takes positives from Whangarei

Tauranga's Phil Campbell has come away from round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei,... Read More

Accident reported at Barkes Corner

Reports are coming in of an accident that has occurred on State Highway 29A. A message to the SunLive Facebook page says the accident happened at Barkes Corner. 'It... Read More

Another 20 years to repay Tauranga toll road

Tauranga City could be stuck with a toll on Takitimu Drive for another 20 years, according to the NZTA. But concerned resident Paul Anselmi says the toll road... Read More

Where bottles don’t go to die in Tauranga

What does an 80 tonne pile of bottles and jars tell us about ourselves? What does it tell us about our lifestyles and attitudes? Maybe quite a lot. It's a less... Read More

Mobility parking app goes live in Tauranga

A mobility parking app in Tauranga has gone live. Access Aware, the name of the app, has the potential to be very useful for all disabled people, their families,... Read More