City Life

Fundraisers and memorial services for victims

Fundraisers and memorial services are being run across New Zealand for victims of Mount Maunganui's fatal landslide. The cordon at Mount Maunganui has... Read More

Landmarks shut, four homes red-stickered

Four properties on Adams Ave in Mount Manganui have been red-stickered after landslides on Thursday. Cordons remain in place in the area as a recovery operation... Read More

Sport stars gather at Mount to pay their respects

Members of the Chiefs and Fijian Drua Super Rugby Pacific teams gathered together at Mount Maunganui to pay their respects to the victims of the landslide at... Read More

Slip: Pāpāmoa family's home red-stickered

A Pāpāmoa family have 'nowhere to live” after their home was red-stickered following a deadly landslide. Becks Smith and her children, Meihana Orupe,... Read More

Katikati woman remembered

A courageous, determined, talented woman who smashed her goals, gave back to community and always cared for those around her is how Liz Ward will be remembered. The... Read More

Mount recovery operation enters another day

The recovery operation at the Mt Maunganui landslide continues with police warning it could take days or even weeks. Recovery teams are using specialist equipment... Read More

Tauranga student earns Gallipoli scholarship

A Tauranga Girls' College student has been awarded a rare international scholarship that will take her to Turkey to commemorate Anzac history and explore her... Read More

Sombre time at Mount as cruise ship arrives

The Riveria sailed into Tauranga Harbour this morning at 7am and is due to sail out at 3.15pm. Passengers were due to disembark from 8am, with many being... Read More

Guilty or not guilty?

Former National Party leader and Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is preparing to face a very different kind of judgment - not from voters or Parliament, but from... Read More

Safety fears halt work at Mount Maunganui slip

A crack has been seen in the area above the Mount Maunganui slip, according to Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson. Experts have... Read More

Community centre opens as Bay mourns deaths

A community care centre has been set up in central Mount Maunganui to support those grieving after the fatal landslides in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga... Read More

Camper hails teacher who saved lives

A Waikato man who managed to escape the deadly Mount Maunganui campground landslide with his daughter has credited Morrinsville teacher Lisa McClennan as the... Read More