City Life

More music than ever for Waitangi Day festival

By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year's Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic... Read More

Charity shop to reopen in Mount Maunganui

Volunteers were busy setting up racks of clothing and pricing shelves of homeware before a new Habitat for Humanity ReStore op shop opened in Mount Maunganui... Read More

Rāhui enacted for jetskier missing in Lake Taupō

Local Māori have placed a rāhui on part of Lake Taupō following the suspected drowning of a jetskier on Sunday. Taupō Police Senior Sergeant Andy Livingstone... Read More

Bay student: Apply early to get loans in time

Students could face implications with their payments if they don't apply for their student loans on time, says a student who has been through the process. The... Read More

BOP man shares passion for surfing

Salt Spray Surf School on Ōhope Beach celebrates its 21st anniversary this summer. For the owner Ollie Dobbin, teaching people how to surf is more than a... Read More

Twilight concerts offer something for everyone!

With the Katikati Twilight Concert series underway for 2025, music-lovers still have two concerts offering a fabulous line-up that you won't want to miss! So... Read More

Customs v cocaine: Behind the scenes with Customs

There are plenty of ways to smuggle drugs, cigarettes, firearms, and other illicit substances into New Zealand, including hiding them in a container or... Read More

How the Bay Oval nabbed a Chiefs match

March 30, 2013, was the last time the Chiefs played a rugby match in Tauranga, with a crowd of 15,000 showing up at Baypark to watch the home side beat Auckland's... Read More

Historic warbirds dazzle at Aero Day event

Pieces of New Zealand's aviation heritage graced the sky during the Classic Flyers Aero Day at Classic Flyers this weekend. A Spitfire, a Mustang and a Texan,... Read More

Fostering community bonds through shared meals

Harvest Church in Te Puke holds a community dinner every Wednesday night for anyone who would like a meal. Community dinner organiser Melissa Kameta said... Read More

Taxi driver fields Lotto calls

A taxi driver going about his day-to-day business has been receiving unusual Lotto inquiries to his 0800 number. Thomas Morgan owns a ‘double hundred'... Read More

Local collaboration to protect Mount's penguins

A collaboration between the Western Bay Wildlife Trust and the Mauao Trust spells hope for the future of one of the Mount Maunganui kororā, little penguin,... Read More