City Life

A speech battle for Gate Pa

Western Bay secondary school students will give a personal take of the Battle of Gate Pa in their bids to win a speech competition tonight, as part of the event's... Read More

Collectors drenched for cause

More than 100 volunteers are outside braving the inclement weather for the annual Poppy Day street collection today. The appeal day usually falls on the Friday before... Read More

Weekend city road closures

Certain parts of the city will be closed this weekend to allow for Easter events to take place. Full list of road closures from Tauranga City Council: Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga artist paints royals

A Tauranga spray paint artist is receiving big bids for artworks he created of the Duchess of Cambridge and baby Prince George, currently listed on TradeMe. Benjamin... Read More

Katikati square opens

Katikati's new Memorial Square was officially opened this morning, with 60 people from many of the town's organisations and community groups gathering on-site for... Read More

New $300k funeral lounge opens

Families will now have a place to gather after funeral services for loved ones at Pyes Pa Cemetery, with the opening of a $300,000 extension today. The opening of... Read More

Meeting for museum funding bid

Katikati Heritage Museum is holding a public meeting today to explain to Western Bay ratepayers its financial position - either it receives council funding or it... Read More

Dragon boat team seeks funding

Tauranga's Boobops dragon boat paddlers are taking brief rest over the next couple of months to focus on fundraising for the next big adventure - the International... Read More

Village Radio turns 30

Village Radio is celebrating 30 years on the airwaves this weekend, with a party for its dedicated volunteers and the public on Sunday afternoon. First crackling... Read More

Oropi Pools reopens to public

Oropi Hot Pools and Country Café fans are able to swim at the facility this weekend after the pools were closed for business for nearly one year due to hot... Read More

What’s on Today?

The wet weather forecast for Tauranga has seen a number of events cancelled or postponed. Kids Tree Climbing was due to go ahead today but has been cancelled, along... Read More

Power restored in Mount

UPDATED 8.02AM: Power has been restored to homes and businesses in Mount Maunganui after a truck hitting overhead power lines caused an outage early this morning. Mount... Read More