City Life

Steamers lock in home quarter-final

The Bay of Plenty Steamers have clinched a home quarter-final in the 2025 Bunnings NPC after finishing third in the round-robin standings. The latest win... Read More

Top up together at FluroFest

This Sunday, October 12, Memorial Park will come alive with colour, music and community as FluroFest returns to Tauranga's Jordan Field for 2025. Hosted by... Read More

Tauranga teen heading to Commonwealth chess champs

Tauranga teen Joshua Barnes is heading to Malaysia next month after being selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Championship. Remarkably,... Read More

Kaimai School’s gala brings community together

Kaimai School is hosting its annual gala and Ag day tomorrow, Saturday, October 11, from 9am-12pm, featuring a range of exhibits for everyone to enjoy via free... Read More

10-year-old saves drowning toddler in Baywave pool

'She was seconds away. She was grey as concrete.” This is how Kayla Saia described the 3-year-old girl her daughter rescued from the bottom of a Mount... Read More

Play along the way in Tauranga’s city centre

Are you needing to bring a little joy back into your day? Take a stroll through Tauranga's city centre and you'll uncover interactive installations like an in-ground... Read More

Tauranga mum, 34, survived breast cancer

Warning: This story includes references to suicide and mental health and may be distressing. Pyes Pā woman Stephanie Samuelson's life flashed before her... Read More

Diwali to light up Historic Village

The Tauranga Diwali Festival returns on Saturday, October 18, bringing a vibrant celebration of culture, community, and tradition to the Historic Village from... Read More

Leisure marchers to step out in style

Mercury Baypark will come alive with colour, music and precision on Saturday, October 18, with the North Island Leisure Marching Display Day, a non-competitive... Read More

Toddlers on trikes for a kindergarten's fundraiser

The annual Trike-a-Thon and fundraiser, facilitated by Te Puna Community Kindergarten, returns for another year at Te Puna Primary School. Tomorrow, October... Read More

Tauranga’s festival of singing seniors

An unforgettable afternoon of harmony, heart, and high notes awaits as the Bay of Plenty Senior Music Festival returns on Saturday, October 4, at Bethlehem Baptist... Read More

Public support grows to keep dragon sculpture

Following Tauranga City Council's order for the removal of a large metal dragon sculpture from Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay, efforts have been under way to find... Read More