City Life

An almost perfect record

Tomorrow is the 24th Port of Tauranga Half Ironman, and Tauranga builder Shane Lye will again be lining up to the start - as he has for almost every Port of Tauranga... Read More

Homestead seeks sponsorship

Athenree Homestead is in desperate need of sponsorship to continue restoration and fund a project to generate income - or it faces falling into the cracks - says... Read More

Knights battle at Bay Oval

The SkyCity Northern Knights are setting Mount Maunganui alight this afternoon at the Bay Oval's newly opened pavilion, in the first of two crucial matches of their... Read More

Big crowds soak up Mount main beach

Hundreds of people are converging on Mount Maunganui's Main Beach today, soaking up the sun, sand and sounds as the Coke Loves Summer tour kicks off. The free summer... Read More

Suspected drowning near Katikati

Police, the coastguard and emergency services are swooping on Kauri Point, north of Katikati, in an effort to locate a man who they suspect has drowned this afternoon... Read More

Traffic congestion on SH2

The New Zealand Transport Agency is reporting heavy traffic using State Highway 2 from Paeroa to Waihi and is advising motorists to delay using the road stretch... Read More

Ready to ripple Bay stadium

Speed, adrenaline and fun - Te Puke's Tristan Hynds says he quickly found there is something addictive about racing jet boats when he got his first boat 11 years... Read More

Missing woman located

Police have found a 60-year-old woman who had been reported missing at Tuapiro, about 8km north of Katikati. The lady, who hadn't been seen by her family since 10.30... Read More

Bay girls smash NZ athletics record

Three Tauranga girls with a Palmerston North team-mate have smashed a New Zealand record in the Youth Women's Grade via a new 4x100mevent at the annual New Zealand... Read More

What's on Today? Cricket

Cricket-fans can enjoy some swinging action today as the SkyCity Northern Knights set Mount Maunganui alight with sharp bowling and swashbuckling boundaries in one... Read More

Bushwalker identity still a mystery

Police working to identify the body of a man found on a walking track near Tairua yesterday are conducting forensic examinations to try and identify him after appeals... Read More

A decade of Western Bay heat

With the heat always on for the Western Bay Moana Rural Fire Authority during the busy summer period, this January its board, principal fire officer and volunteer... Read More