City Life

Cruise ships inject $45m

Growth from this year's cruise ship season is up 12 per cent on last year with a projected increase of 25,000 passengers and crew visiting the city for the 2013/14... Read More

Tsunami safe zones by 2015

Tauranga City Council is unveiling its vision to have city wide tsunami evacuation routes and signs in place by 2015 allowing residents to move safely away from... Read More

Papamoa park to remain open

Visitors to Papamoa Hills Regional Cultural Park are being asked to take extra care during the next six weeks as a forestry block on the property is harvested. BOPRC... Read More

Bronzed dogs get big boost

A big push for the Hairy Maclary sculpture project is announced today with Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust announcing it is donating $70,000 towards completing the... Read More

Check water after tanker spill

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is advising residents with bores or water takes near Saturday's fuel tanker crash at Paengaroa to check for signs of contamination... Read More

Charity golf raises thousands

Organisers of BDO Charity Golf Tournament are thrilled with yesterday's turnout and the prospective $9000 raised for Variety Bash. About 70 people showed up on Te... Read More

What’s on Today?

The rain may have put a grey blanket over Tauranga today but there is still plenty to do in the city. There are markets for people to get their hands on a bargain,... Read More

Pretzel burger launches in city

The new Wendy's pretzel burger named as 2013's Burger of the Year by Time magazine in the United States will be available in Tauranga from tomorrow. Featuring an... Read More

Kelvin keen for Mayoralty

Tauranga City's current Deputy Mayor is throwing his hat back in the ring for another shot at the position in 2016 following Mayor Stuart Crosby's announcement he... Read More

Clubbies remember young Mundy

Omanu junior life savers are banding together in team mate Harrison Mundy's memory today, by proudly displaying red arm bands in the opening session of Oceans' 14. Harrison... Read More

Three Mile Limit premieres

Tauranga man Craig Newland's self-directed film set to hit the big screens next month will premiere in Auckland tonight. A red-carpet premiere for Craig's feature... Read More

Art gallery’s visitor growth

Tauranga Art Gallery is attracting thousands more visitors than previous years and its gallery director says figures are even better than they show. Penelope Jackson... Read More