City Life

Pilot Bay vigil remembers landslide victims

Silence fell over Pilot Bay this morning as members of the community honoured the lives claimed by the Mauao and Welcome Bay landslides. Today marked... Read More

Mount Maunganui recovery resumes

The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui has resumed, several hours after being suspended this morning. Detective Inspector Lew Warner said work restarted... Read More

Festival of innovation is back for 2026

DayBreak - Festival of Innovation is returning to light up Tauranga City on February 25 with a full line-up of speakers and sessions. Hosted by Western Bay... Read More

NZ Post explains rationale behind closures

Careful analysis of customer data, including travel distance and the amount of services on offer, contributed to New Zealand Post's decision on which stores... Read More

Lessons from Europe for a world on edge

How should people of faith respond in a time of political turmoil, war and cultural fragmentation? This issue will be at the heart of a public lecture by... Read More

Cut-off: Ōpōtiki prioritises road access

The local state of emergency has been lifted for parts of the Bay of Plenty, and Ōpōtiki district has shifted from an emergency response phase into a recovery... Read More

Mount recovery efforts temporarily suspended

Recovery efforts at Mount Maunganui have been temporarily suspended. Just after 10:30am, technology installed to monitor any movement of the land was triggered,... Read More

Mount cafes take a hit after week-long closure

A business within the Mount Maugnanui landslide cordon says it has lost up to $60,000 while closed for the past week. The owner of the Coffee Club Mount Maunganui... Read More

Mount landslide: First victim formally identified

Following a coroner's identification hearing, the first victim has been formally identified by Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte Windley. Max Furse-Kee, who... Read More

Evacuation order lifted, residents return home

Tauranga City Council has lifted the evacuation order for the Mangatawa Marae, residents, and the office of Mangatawa Pāpāmoa Blocks Incorporated in Pāpāmoa... Read More

Landslide: Morrinsville colleagues speak of loss

The 'devastated” colleagues of Mount Maunganui landslide victim Lisa Maclennan have spoken of the 'loss of such a beautiful, selfless lady”. Morrinsville... Read More

Vigils planned after Tauranga landslides

Community vigils are planned in Mount Maunganui to honour those affected by the deadly slips in the region, one week on. The vigils will be a chance for the... Read More