City Life

New format for Miss Mount Maunganui

Miss Mount Maunganui is returning to the Bay, but with a different look. After 60 years of the beauty pageant being held on Mount Main Beach, the competition is... Read More

What's on Today? Night market

If you're hungover or in high spirits this afternoon, we've got the event for you! The best way to spend New Year's Day in the Bay is setting up camp in Coronation... Read More

India or bust

Mount Maunganui's Nathan Buchan is leaping into the New Year. He leaves NZ tomorrow to join an international team of entrepreneurs travelling 3500km up India by... Read More

Downtown family fun & fireworks

Tauranga's city centre will come alive this New Year's Eve, with a community barbecue and two fireworks displays taking place on the waterfront. Families are encouraged... Read More

Local heroes honoured

On the last day of 2015, life's suddenly become a 'bit hectic” for Bruce Cronin after being named one of the 179 New Zealanders - including retired All Black... Read More

What's On? New Year's Eve

Good morning Sunners! The big night is here at last and it's time to say farewell to 2015 and welcome in the New Year. While the clouds threaten rain, it's expected... Read More

Welcome in 2016 in style

With so much fun taking place in this wonderful city of ours you definitely won't want to be anywhere else this New Year's Eve. Tauranga City Council's NYE programme... Read More

Pro cyclists promoting Bay

Two of Bay of Plenty's high profile professional cyclists have been promoting their home town to attract tourists for the Christmas holidays. Sam Bewley who rides... Read More

No New Year invites to the ER

Surgeons from across New Zealand are urging caution and restraint in regard to speed, alcohol and road safety awareness this holiday season, in what is traditionally... Read More

Jetsprints back at ASB Stadium

The jetsprint boats will power their way into Mount Maunganui's ASB Baypark Stadium again this January, with a whole new level of hi-octane, international, not-to-be-missed... Read More

Travellers’ tales from Te Poi

Brian Cotter and Joss Dippie turned up to a friendly neighbourhood Christmas Party on boxing Day dressed for the member's stand at Ellerslie, and a long story about... Read More

Prizes for talking up lakes

Share a video or photo about what you love about the Rotorua lakes on the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Facebook page and go into the draw to win a GoPro HERO and two stand... Read More