City Life

Tauranga Olympic Pride event postponed

An Olympic Pride Event planned to take place in Tauranga this weekend is being postponed. Mainstreet Tauranga and the Tauranga City Council had planned to host... Read More

Face mask demand surges

Orders for face masks are flooding in at Annah Stretton's Clothing Company in Morrinsville. The clothing business says it is making as many as 30,000 face masks... Read More

People urged to avoid panic buying in Tauranga

People are being reminded to 'stay calm and shop normal” following news of the new COVID-19 alert levels. There were reports of queues outside some local... Read More

Lotto NZ expecting its busiest day today

A surge in online players since March means Lotto NZ is expecting its busiest day ever on MyLotto today and encourages customers to buy their tickets early to... Read More

Tauranga store takes down Confederate flag

A Tauranga home goods store has stopped selling the Confederate flag after receiving complaints about what it represents. The flag was removed from AJ's Emporium... Read More

Tauranga eager to glam up with Dan Carter

Dan Carter's announcement as special guest for this year's Tauranga Gala Dinner seems to have struck a chord - or kicked a winning drop goal. The top-tiered VIP... Read More

Meanwhile in Tauranga

Just when you thought there couldn't be more to love about Tauranga, some of our readers have discovered this weekend that there is. Out and about yesterday and... Read More

What‘s on - autocross, griffons, alcohol drawing

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Morena koutou. Kia hari me to whanau me o hoa. A fine day ahead is forecast, with southwesterlies. It's a three-to-four-clothing-layer... Read More

Keeping infectious patients separate

A Tauranga doctor has described general practice waiting rooms as 'breeding grounds” for viruses pre-COVID. But coronavirus has changed the way doctors'... Read More

New members needed for Mount Neighbourhood Support

More Mount Maunganui households are wanting to join Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support after the isolation of lockdown. Neighbourhood Support delivered... Read More

A chorus of praise for opera lunch fundraiser

Singing the praises of the Tauranga Opera Forum's - TOF - Opera Lunch Scholarship fundraiser at Daniels in the Park last Sunday, the audience waxed lyrical about... Read More

Growing next generation of literary critics

A programme dedicated to literary reviews for and by young people has been adopted by Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, formerly known as the NZ Book Council. Hooked on... Read More