City Life

Mounties to design their town

Mount Maunganui residents are being invited to design their ‘town of the future'. A presentation by local businessman Scott Brundell to the Tauranga... Read More

Young boy petrified after witnessing Gate Pa theft

A Tauranga woman and her son are still shaken after witnessing a robbery and assault at a Gate Pa shop. The woman who did not want to be named says she wants... Read More

Call GP before seeking COVID-19 test

Western Bay of Plenty residents looking to get tested for Covid-19 this weekend are being reminded to call their general practitioner beforehand. Some GP clinics... Read More

Room to share

A call for storage has led to an ongoing collaboration for Awhina House, which will help the shelter support women moving into permanent housing. The shelter... Read More

New Te Puna Memorial Hall opens

The Te Puna Memorial Hall is now official open. The former Hall was built in 1922 in memory of the Te Puna men who died on active service, and those who served... Read More

Mayor‘s wild ride through Coromandel

The revitalisation of the Coromandel Town Centre is being enjoyed by many locals, including Zeus the superstar horse and our Mayor Sandra Goudie. 'The improvements... Read More

Acorn distributions top $1.75m this year

Acorn donors have contributed more than $1.75M to the community in the past 12 months, up more than 50 per cent on last year. This significant growth in distributions... Read More

Nominations open for People‘s Choice awards

New Zealand's best local restaurants are being celebrating in an annual restaurant awards. Nominations are now open for the People's Choice category in... Read More

$1 million win for Papamoa Lotto player

A lucky player from Papamoa will be popping the champagne after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw. The winning... Read More

Putting a price on the priceless at Rotorua Museum

He was asked to price the priceless and he came up with a figure of $24.6 million. That is how much Rotorua Museum's collection of taonga has been valued at by... Read More

Tauranga couple claim $5 million Powerball prize

A couple from Tauranga spent Sunday night pinching each other and laughing when they found out they were one of Saturday night's lucky Powerball Must Be Won winners. The... Read More

Police seek information about missing Katikati man

Police are appealing to public for information to find a Katikati man who has been missing for six days. Shaun Donovan, 35, has been reported missing from his... Read More