City Life

Section of Wairakei Stream planting on hold

Tauranga City Council has hit the pause button on part of the Wairakei Stream development in Papamoa; the Wairakei Landscape Plan. "We want to provide time for... Read More

Witnesses sought to serious Tauranga crash

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward following a serious crash in Tauranga last week. A woman had to be freed from a vehicle following a crash on Fraser... Read More

Marie‘s snowballing Waipuna fundraiser

It was meant to be a small event at home to help raise funds for Waipuna Hospice, but it snowballed. Marie and Andrew Duncanson have a house that opens out onto... Read More

Acorn funding round opens on Monday

The Acorn Foundation 2019 funding round will open on Monday May 6. Preliminary applications will be available online via the Acorn website from 10am, and applications... Read More

Funding available to support ethnic communities

The Government has announced a range of urgent measures to support ethnic communities affected by the March 15 terror attacks, says Minister for Ethnic Communities... Read More

Anything goes at Atrium Gallery

I phoned Birgitt Shannon earlier this week to see what she was hanging in the Atrium Gallery's next exhibition. Titled ‘Anything Goes', the exhibition is... Read More

Triple gold for seniors tennis

The Tennis Seniors Western Bay of Plenty club did us all proud at Easter, bringing home three golds, and second and third placings at the Tennis New Zealand Seniors... Read More

What‘s on - alpacas, duck race, birds & home show

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday! It's also National Alpaca Day! The weather forecast is for a fine day with light winds. It's a two-clothing layer day with an... Read More

WWII legend returns to Thames in bronze

A century after leaving Thames, Sir Keith Park is back home in the form of a bronze statue in his likeness. Sir Keith led the Air Defence of London and south-east... Read More

Bayfair‘s new alfresco dining precinct

Bayfair Shopping Centre's new alfresco dining precinct features seven new eateries, including new-to-the-Bay names Flavours from around the world will... Read More

Free drinking water is the essence

Hydrohub is flowing again. And it could become a torrent. The prototype has been off the road for 18 months, but Hydrohub mark II has been redesigned and built... Read More

Mount Runners Half running 33 years

For the last three years, Graham Lawler has been hanging a sign from Gareth Morgan's balcony, advertising the Mount Maunganui Runners and Walkers Half Marathon. 'I... Read More