City Life

Circus skills that build more than confidence!

The favourite part of Rowan Ford Dawson's job is seeing people's faces light up when they know it's circus class. '[I love] Watching the students get joy... Read More

Tour the world inside Western Bay Museum!

Western Bay Museum's latest exhibition 'Treasures of Cultures' is like a large mirror reflecting the melting pot of people and families - their cultures, stories... Read More

Debbie’s wonderful world of books

Debbie McCauley has a writer's conundrum. Two people are murdered, eaten and their heads rolled down the aisle at a church service. It's not the dark... Read More

About bikes and bits and charity

…..998, 999, 1000 - hallelujah!! That's 1000 bicycles patched up, flashed up and back in full working order. A break pad here, a new tyre there. Those... Read More

A musical ‘tug of war’

She's been singing for as long as she can remember - now she's released her very own song titled 'Tug of War'. Tauranga 16-year-old Venice Harris has already... Read More

Community views on the Wairoa cycleway

A new cycleway is under construction to wind beneath Wairoa Bridge on State Highway 2. Western Bay of Plenty motorists are furious it's being put in place - and... Read More

The power of trading paintings

The pupils at Te Kura o Manunui in Brookfield are quite savvy about China. School leaders Devon, Ryley, Caleb, Chanel, Te Ariki, Paikea, Shaylah and Kaleb - that's... Read More

More funding now crucial

It is Hospice Awareness Week - and Richard Thurlow wants to raise awareness of how dire straits the funding level is for hospices like our own in the Western Bay... Read More

Keeping the stories alive

'We dug our trenches behind rocky ground covered with ferns and bushes. Early next morning we jumped out to see gliders and bombers coming in from the sea. Paratroops... Read More

Farewell to iconic car boot sale

Thirteen years of an iconic Tauranga car boot sale is drawing to a close. Originally based at Greerton Village School and now at Tauranga Racecourse, the Tauranga... Read More

Warming up the community

More than 4000 packs filled with warm clothes will go out to Bay of Plenty children that need them to stay cosy this winter. Teaming up with Stoney Creek and... Read More

Pink to block bullying

Today, May 19, hundreds of people across New Zealand will wear pink t-shirts in effort to say 'No!' to bullying. Pink Shirt Day is about showing a united front... Read More