City Life

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

Car rolled at Oropi

The driver of a car who swerved to avoid another vehicle pulling out of Jack's Lane on Oropi Road today was taken to Tauranga Hospital with minor injuries, reports... Read More

Retailer slams waterfront plan

The $3 million the city council is planning to spend on redeveloping the city waterfront would be better spent on re-instating the parking on The Strand reclamation... Read More

Body found on Mount beach

UPDATED 11am: The beach at Shark Alley near Moturilki Island has ben re-opened to the public after a body was removed from the beach earlier today. It was that of... Read More

Creative works in Mount Maunganui

Engllish artist Fin DAC has moved around future work so he can spend more time in the Bay, painting walls in Mount Maunganui. The artist is one of many who were... Read More

Inspiring visitors and locals

Courtney McMahon and Jess King may have been born in different cities, but they share something in common - a passion of Mount Maunganui. They are two of six Summer... Read More

Live the life you love

The sign on Dawn Kiddie's desk couldn't be any clearer. 'The best coaches show you where to look, but not what to see,” it reads. It's a fitting mantra for... Read More

Bay shopper in Countdown conundrum

Countdown have altered their online shopping page after an irate Tauranga shopper spent half-an-hour doing her Christmas food shop this morning - only to be told... Read More

TCDC water restrictions update

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is warning locals that a hose and/or sprinkler ban is currently in force within several communities on the peninsula. Both... Read More

Summer campign focuses on alcohol

As part of its annual campaign the Safe Summer Coromandel initiative will focus on preventing harm caused by alcohol. The police-led multiagency initiative involves... Read More

Papamoa development underway

A significant building development at a Papamoa lifestyle village is underway this month, as work begins on construction of a new community centre. Tauranga Mayor... Read More