City Life

Appeal against alleyway antics

A 92-year-old Arataki woman's distressed plea for community safety from unruly youths in a nearby alleyway is getting Tauranga City's new council to sit up and take... Read More

Grieving mum wants legal high ban

A Tauranga woman who recently lost her son is mounting a campaign to ban legal highs in New Zealand. Katie Bayliss' 23-year-old son Russell Harley Pataka, known... Read More

Little damage after Lusi

As a westerly breeze backs off the Bay of Plenty today, City Mayor Stuart Crosby is crediting pre-cyclone preparations in helping Tauranga come through Lusi with... Read More

Family appeal for name rights

A family is petitioning for naming rights to the road that will go through their privately owned land connecting to the Tauranga Eastern Link. Frank and Cecilia... Read More

Lusi's damage + your photos

While MetService has lifted heavy rain and strong wind warnings for Bay of Plenty, residents are today cleaning up some minor damage left behind by former Tropical... Read More

Going bald for a good cause

More than $39,000 has been raised for the Child Cancer Foundation thanks to the efforts of those involved in the Mount Beach Bald event at the Mount Action Centre. About... Read More

Young innovators get creative

The 2014 young innovators competition has a significantly increased prize pool on offer for innovative ideas that may not necessarily be new, but add value to either... Read More

Painting community spirit

Avalon Bay of Plenty in Te Puna is receiving a splash of community spirit with volunteers busy re-painting the centre today. Twelve Bank of New Zealand staff members... Read More

Club supports Rena dive site

While politicians and iwi are pushing for full removal of the Rena, a Mount Maunganui club is pressing on with supporting its vision of retaining the wreck as a... Read More

Man pulled from lake dies

The man pulled from Lake Taupo in an unconscious state yesterday has died. Sidhant Sharma, a 21-year-old Indian national studying in New Zealand, was on a privately-owned... Read More

Black Sticks prepare for Japanese

Fast and furious men's hockey at is finest rips into action tonight, as the Black Sticks and Japan do battle in the first of three tests at an upgraded Tauranga... Read More

Cameras roll on surf festival

It's lights, camera, action tonight for the surfing community as Mount Maunganui's big screen showcases surfing's best cinematography with the O'Neill Aotearoa Surf... Read More