City Life

Tauranga youth with disabilities volunteer at RDA

Young Tauranga people with disabilities are making a difference at Riding for the Disabled (RDA) by volunteering to keep the grounds neat and tidy. This week,... Read More

Safer roads through roadside drug driver tests

The Police are on track to have powers to screen drivers for impairing drugs after legislation to enable roadside drug testing passed its third reading on Wednesday,... Read More

Fundraiser gig for Te Puke Country Music club

Te Puke Country Music Club's annual awards are among the most popular in New Zealand. But the club needs money to host the awards and on Sunday, March 30,... Read More

Ocktoberfest Gala applications open

Applications are now being invited for funds raised by Te Puke Baptist Church's Ocktoberfest Gala, a community fundraising event held each spring. Specifically,... Read More

Future firefighters and staff sought at fun day

Have you got what it takes to be a firefighter? If you want to give back to your community, you probably do. Katikati Volunteer Fire Brigade is having a family... Read More

Kids Kai Trial especially for festival youngsters

Most Flavours of Plenty festival events are aimed at adults - but one definitely isn't. Te Puke Kai Resilience group and Colab are hosting a Kids Kai Trail on... Read More

When farming and art merge

They're not the typically big, gnarly, calloused hands of a man of the land. 'No. They're small.” Not farmers' hands, but are farmer's hands - because... Read More

Movie night fundraiser for mum's cancer treatment

Friends and parents of a Te Puke school family have banded together to run a movie night fundraiser for one of their own facing adversity. Te Puke woman Sarena... Read More

Man charged after body found in Kawerau

A man has been arrested and charged following an ongoing homicide investigation in Kawerau. The 21-year-old man has been charged following the death of a... Read More

SPCA prosecutes Rotorua man for severe abuse

A Rotorua man who kicked his dog in the ribcage before punching it in the head and throwing it on the ground has been sentenced to community service. The... Read More

Man charged for alleged police station break-in

A 55-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into Murupara Police Station. The man allegedly forced entry into the unmanned police station... Read More

Reporoa Rugby Club marks 100 years

It's been so long since the Reporoa Rugby Club started there is speculation over exactly where the first field used to be. It was in the main village president... Read More