City Life

What's On: Tauranga Home Show

Morning Sunner's and welcome to Saturday, also known as Revenge of Fifth for all you Star Wars fans out there. Today is expected to be perfect for the annual Tauranga... Read More

The Gamebird Hunter’s Christmas morning

They say the early bird gets the worm; but in our household when the first weekend in May rolls around, we worm out of bed at the crack of dawn and we are the ones... Read More

Fatal crash on SH2

UPDATED: Police are at the scene of a fatal crash in Western Bay of Plenty. The two-vehicle collision occurred on State Highway 2, between Te Puna Station Road... Read More

Maungatapu Underpass traffic switch

Welcome Bay traffic will be switched onto part of the new section of Welcome Bay Road this weekend. Traffic will be diverted from Saturday evening, taking the new... Read More

A Home Show with something for everyone

The Tauranga Home Show isn't just the perfect place to find all your home product and service needs under one roof - it's a great day out for the whole family. Keep... Read More

The Grand Canyon of Rotorua

The heavy rain in Rotorua District over the weekend created and reactivated several collapse holes. We have a look at how these things form. The formation... Read More

Celebrating our local firefighters

Hayden Kinzett and Steve Gilmore are professional firefighters - one with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the other at Tauranga Airport. You'd think they'd have... Read More

NZers get muddy in the nuddy

People are being encouraged to do their gardening in the nude tomorrow for World Naked Gardening Day. New Zealand Naturist Federation national president Donna Miller... Read More

Thank you, but we need more cycle ways

Nearly a hundred Tauranga recreational cyclists turned out en masse this week to say thank you to the NZTA. They gathered at Ila Park on a new commuter and recreational... Read More

Turbans and traffic jams on Route 80

Public bus services don't generate too much positive feedback. Not many compliments. 'It's the nature of the beast,” says well-known Rotorua coach operator,... Read More

Rethinking public transport in Tauranga

There are more cars on our roads than ever before, with Tauranga traffic worsening ever year. One man who's spent a lot of time thinking about the issue is local... Read More

Duck shooting season begins

Duck shooting season starts tomorrow morning and shooters are urged to be safe and vigilant. The season kicks off at 6.15am. The season happens each year around... Read More