City Life

Volunteers take to Bay streets for breast cancer

This Friday and Saturday, the streets of Bay of Plenty will come alive with pink as passionate volunteers hit the pavement for the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal. Breast... Read More

MetService pinpoints window for sunshine

This week, New Zealand is getting a full dose of classic spring weather - all over the place! Over the weekend, we had some warm, muggy nights and wild winds,... Read More

Higgins wins top honour at construction awards

A $5 million-plus project near Te Puke has led to a local company winning a civil contractor award. Outstanding people and transformational infrastructure... Read More

The new social media war against birth control

Fact vs Fear: Doctors are pushing back on the viral birth control myths and warnings over the contraceptive pill that are flooding social media It was a trend,... Read More

NZTA explains why chip seal dominates local roads

Throughout Waikato and Bay of Plenty, councils are rolling out their summer road maintenance programmes. Resurfacing of roads was like a new coat of paint... Read More

Funeral planning workshop teaches affordability

Gaylene Delaney wants to help people to 'die with dignity” through her funeral planning workshop. She'll be co-presenting her fifth Death Without Debt... Read More

City Operations gears up for growth season

Tauranga's green spaces are getting a seasonal refresh, thanks to a more streamlined approach to city maintenance led by Tauranga City Council's City... Read More

Walk-off: Unions plans mass same-day strike

Nurses, midwives, other healthcare workers and primary teachers are among more than 6500 Bay of Plenty workers planning to join a mega strike. October... Read More

Tauranga teen heading to Commonwealth chess champs

Tauranga teen Joshua Barnes is heading to Malaysia next month after being selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Championship. Remarkably,... Read More

Diwali to light up Historic Village

The Tauranga Diwali Festival returns on Saturday, October 18, bringing a vibrant celebration of culture, community, and tradition to the Historic Village from... Read More

Pāpāmoa road noise 'unbearable' and 'constant'

Residents of a busy suburban Pāpāmoa street are fed up with 'unbearable” road noise that forces one family to shout inside their home just to hear each... Read More

Blessing turns Abbeyfield House into a home

The newly-constructed Abbeyfield House in Katikati has now become a home - thanks to an early-morning blessing on September 29 - and today tenants begin moving... Read More