City Life

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

Calls to ban or slow trains after school rejected

KiwiRail has rejected a call for trains to be banned from travelling through Matamata straight after school ends following a teenager's death. Sarie Morton,... Read More

BoP caregivers get $13,000 boost

Almost 650 Bay of Plenty caregivers who are raising children that are not their own, will continue to receive vital support thanks to a $13,000 grant from BayTrust. The... Read More

Five Lotto players win second division

Five lucky Lotto players will be feeling fantastic after each winning $59,604 with Lotto Second Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw. The winning... Read More

Poseidon plans disaster response training over BOP

A Boeing P-8A Poseidon recently took off from the Air Force base at Ohakea and was quickly skimming over the Bay of Plenty, its crew tasked with evaluating the... Read More

Celebrating International Day of Potato

Potatoes New Zealand will be proudly celebrating the International Day of Potato on May 30, joining global efforts to recognise the significance of one of the... Read More

Crash on State Highway 2 causes traffic delays

Traffic is backing up along State Highway 2 after a crash reported to police at 2.10pm. "The vehicle rolled near the Te Puna Stream bridge," said a police... Read More

Teen volunteer empowers youth with disabilities

Sukhmani Dhillon is only 17, but she's already committed to helping and leading others. Lately, she's fulfilled that passion through volunteering for Recreate,... Read More

Councillor optimistic about Ōtumoetai Pool future

The community has 'won the battle” to save the Ōtūmoetai Pool from closing, the suburb's ward councillor Glen Crowther believes. 'Reading between... Read More

The unexpected gift helping Paige thrive

Eight-year-old Paige Smith from Mount Manuganui likes to spend a lot of time upside-down at gymnastics. Paige has ADHD and autism traits, said her mother,... Read More