City Life

New employment hub for Western Bay

A community-led skills and employment hub in the Western Bay is acting as point of connection for job seekers, employers and service providers. Earlier this year,... Read More

Big Buddy charity established in Tauranga

A mentoring programme recently established in Tauranga is aiming to pair fatherless boys with a Big Buddy role model. Big Buddy matches a Little Buddy of 7-14... Read More

School holiday fun in Bureta

School holidays always receives a mixed reaction as children are excited at not having to be at school, while parents are often left wondering what to do with... Read More

Tauranga tourism and daylight savings

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Crowley has released his latest video dubbed Matt Chat. In this week's Matt Chat, the CEO is at Basestation talking... Read More

Interactive discovery centre opens in Tauranga

STEM HQ on Devonport Road is being described as 'the most incredible hands on science, technology, engineering and mathematics discover centre for kids and... Read More

Tauranga swim school wins national award

A Tauranga swim school that operates from Baywave and Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre has recently been awarded the 2020 Swim School Innovation Award. BaySwim... Read More

Te Puke Cricket Club pavilion overhaul complete

The Te Puke Cricket Club pavilion has a new lease on life. Established in 1886, the Te Puke Cricket Club has a long history in the region. As one of the most... Read More

Greener pastures for Matua Bowls

A $70,000 grant will go towards converting two grass greens to synthetic surfaces at Bowls Matua. The grant is being gifted to the organisation by the New Zealand... Read More

Mount Maunganui park targeted by vandals

It's proving hard to dissuade skateboarders from using the concrete spaces at Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka, formerly Phoenix Car Park. About 40 metal studs,... Read More

Contracts for Omokoroa Road upgrade awarded

The construction contract for the Omokoroa Road upgrade from Western Avenue to Tralee Street has been awarded to J Swap Contractors Limited. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Peter McTavish refuses to let disability stop him

Intelligent and inspiring, but to the point, that's how Rachel McLeod's interview with Peter McTavish started. Peter arrived into this world six weeks prematurely... Read More

Aspiring young pilots take to the skies

Tauranga Aero Club Young Eagles have had their first foray into an historic aircraft. It was a big day for Warbird Aviation who recognised the 80th anniversary... Read More