City Life

Musical academy’s future under fret

They say you can always make a bandstand by taking away their chairs, but take away a building and what's left are more than 300 musicians needing a home. That's... Read More

Matariki award winners announced

The stars have aligned with the rescheduled Ngā Whetū o Matariki Awards 2020 now taking place during Māori Language Week 2020. The Awards, which were originally... Read More

“Unhoppy kindy” comforted by community

Staff at Otumoetai Kindergarten were shocked to discover that one of their newborn rabbits was missing and the outdoor environment been trashed due to unwanted... Read More

Countdown celebrates te reo Māori year-round

Committed to increasing the use of te reo Māori, Countdown has made some changes to the way it communicates with its customers and team for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori... Read More

BOP designer wins best kitchen in country

Bay of Plenty designer Chelsey Mathieson has won the NKBA Excellence in Design SUPREME Kitchen Design Award recognising her Tauranga kitchen design as the best... Read More

Tauranga firm to continue te reo sign for the year

Tauranga's Whare PR has decided to use its high-profile billboard to promote te reo Māori all year around, not just this week. Bridgette Tapsell, CEO of... Read More

Resource Wise Community Fund – 2020 winners

Tauranga City Council is announcing this year's successful applicants to the Resource Wise Community Fund. Six applicants will each receive a share of the annual... Read More

Window dressing a win in Greerton

Embracing cherry blossoms with a Japanese-inspired window has landed Greerton Village's Centrepoint the win in the Cherry Blossom Window Dressing competition. Sponsored... Read More

Tauranga dance event cancelled

A weekend long modern jive dance event in Tauranga has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Coast to Coast Weekender was set to take place... Read More

Battle of Britain Parade cancelled

The Battle of Britain Parade set to take place in Tauranga this Sunday has been cancelled due to the extension of alert level 2. BOP Air Force Association... Read More

$7 million in 10 weeks to help stranded foreigners

Helping thousands of foreigners stranded here by COVID-19 has cost close to $7 million over the past 10 weeks. Chilean Constanza Capurso is among the 6100 people... Read More

Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Festival cancelled

The 2020 Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Festival, which was to be held on this weekend, has been cancelled. The Government announcement of the Alert Level 2... Read More