City Life

Zespri's biggest crop: Final shipments set sail

Zespri's last charter vessel of the 2024 kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga bound for Japan. Around 4,610 tonnes of Zespri Green Kiwifruit... Read More

Steamers captain prepares for NPC final

Kurt Eklund is proud to call the Bay home. The Steamers captain kickstarted his rugby career in Auckland and, after five years of playing for the Bay of Plenty... Read More

TEDx Ōmokoroa: Bring big ideas to the community

Ōmokoroa is set to host an inspiring event this November, as local residents Simon Fowler and Emlyn Hatch prepare to bring TEDx to the community. On Saturday,... Read More

BOP shines at Graeme Dingle national awards

This year the Graeme Dingle Foundation is celebrating several exceptional national award winners from the wider Western Bay of Plenty, a testament to the region's... Read More

World Wars: Great granddaughter honours koro

Seeing two new battle honours awarded to Te Hokowhitu a Tū - the New Zealand Maori Contingent and the New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion - will be a special... Read More

Sunday Market owner hits back at critics

Critics of Whakatāne District Council spending have been scathing of the $450,000 of improvements planned for Mitchell Park, but Whakatāne Sunday Market owners... Read More

Whakatāne man seeks owner of British War medal

A military mission of a different kind, to reunite a World War One medal with its whānau. The British War medal was found dropped on the ground in a car... Read More

BOP butchers win medals at sausage competition

The highly anticipated Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition has unveiled the nation's top sausages at a special awards evening held in Auckland. Butchers... Read More

Getting pets ready for Howl-O-Ween

Halloween can be a fun time for both pets and their owners, but it comes with some pawsitives and downsides to consider. On the upside, dressing up Bruno... Read More

Last chance to have say in TECT Election

Time is running out for Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty voters to have their say in the 2024 TECT Trustee Election. With days remaining to cast votes,... Read More

Fire, smoke, salt, sauce and brisket

The founding father of American-style barbecue in New Zealand, Mike Jefferies, will visit the Pensacola EggFest in Florida on November 10. He will cook for... Read More

Release of Whangamatā flood model

Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has released its flood map of Whangamatā, showing which areas were likely to be inundated at different levels of rainfall. A... Read More