City Life

New Te Puna Memorial Hall opens

The Te Puna Memorial Hall is now official open. The former Hall was built in 1922 in memory of the Te Puna men who died on active service, and those who served... Read More

Mayor‘s wild ride through Coromandel

The revitalisation of the Coromandel Town Centre is being enjoyed by many locals, including Zeus the superstar horse and our Mayor Sandra Goudie. 'The improvements... Read More

Acorn distributions top $1.75m this year

Acorn donors have contributed more than $1.75M to the community in the past 12 months, up more than 50 per cent on last year. This significant growth in distributions... Read More

Nominations open for People‘s Choice awards

New Zealand's best local restaurants are being celebrating in an annual restaurant awards. Nominations are now open for the People's Choice category in... Read More

$1 million win for Papamoa Lotto player

A lucky player from Papamoa will be popping the champagne after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw. The winning... Read More

Putting a price on the priceless at Rotorua Museum

He was asked to price the priceless and he came up with a figure of $24.6 million. That is how much Rotorua Museum's collection of taonga has been valued at by... Read More

Tauranga couple claim $5 million Powerball prize

A couple from Tauranga spent Sunday night pinching each other and laughing when they found out they were one of Saturday night's lucky Powerball Must Be Won winners. The... Read More

Police seek information about missing Katikati man

Police are appealing to public for information to find a Katikati man who has been missing for six days. Shaun Donovan, 35, has been reported missing from his... Read More

Greerton yarn bombing winners announced

The winners of the popular Greerton Village Yarn bombing competition for 2020 have been announced. 'The winning tree is number seven, the Manuka Honey Beehive... Read More

Tauranga food show canned for this year

The Seriously Good Food Show for 2020 is being cancelled. Bay Events says it is with 'great regret” they announce the cancellation of the popular... Read More

Nominations to open for TECT Community Awards

The TECT Community Awards are back for 2021 with nominations opening on Tuesday, September 1. The 2020 TECT Community Awards wrapped up earlier this month after... Read More

Nana’s inspiration lives on in Greerton garden

Greerton resident Sally Blockley has been cultivated her urban garden for about seven years and will showcase her hard work in this year's BOP Garden and Art Festival. Sally... Read More