City Life

'Dangers' to increasing prescription supply

Many people will be familiar with the three monthly call or appointment to the doctors to get your prescriptions for medications renewed - but that could be... Read More

Historic pōwhiri opens Te Matatini festival

A pōwhiri unlike anything seen in Taranaki before marked the start of the biggest kapa haka competition in the world. The biennial Te Matatini festival... Read More

Council cans $28m Tauranga waterfront walkway

Tauranga City Council has pulled the plug on plans for a $28 million waterfront walkway as it projects a 12.5% rates increase this year. Mayor Mahe Drysdale... Read More

Lake Rotokākahi protest expected this evening

Police say they will be present 'alongside council staff” at a tapu Rotorua lake tonight as work on a controversial pipeline resumes. It comes as protesters... Read More

Te Matatini projected to bring in $27million

Thousand's of people are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the bienniel kapa haka national competition Te Matatini. Te Matatini will be held at... Read More

Challenge puts call out to Tauranga businesses

The Wednesday Challenge starts again this week. Three years after starting as a Tauranga pilot, organisers are keen to see the business programme hit the... Read More

Overnight closures planned for SH29/Kaimai Range

Planned nightly closures of State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range will affect people's travels next week. The stretch of highway will be closed for asphalt... Read More

Fire destroys buildings in Opōtiki

Two commercial buildings in Opōtiki have been destroyed in a large fire overnight. Fire crews were called to the buildings on Church Street in the Bay of... Read More

Fetal Alcohol births petition given to Parliament

A petition aiming to reduce the number of babies born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has been presented to Parliament. Tauranga man... Read More

Kapa haka teams amped for Te Matatini

Ngāti Ranginui's kapa haka team have set off for Taranaki, hoping to make their whānau and all iwi of Tauranga Moana proud on the world's biggest kapa... Read More

See the need for speed!

It's a sport in which winning or losing happens in the time it takes to click your fingers. That's how Olympian Julian David describes speed climbing. The... Read More

More than just flowers on plates!

For Ilma Shergold, pulling one of her porcelain creations out of the kiln feels a lot like getting a gift at Christmas. 'It's like opening your Santa Claus... Read More