City Life

Maungatapu markets

A monthly market has been set up to celebrate everything Maungatapu has to offer. Market organiser Joanne Buxton started the market as a way to bring the... Read More

BOP Creative Directory increases connections

Since moving from South Africa to Tauranga a year ago, Wynand Claassen has found his home in the artistic community. He owned a dance company and fitness studio... Read More

Wading through the detail

Tauranga is awash with worry as thousands of people receive letters telling them of newly defined flood prone areas. Tauranga City Council has sent letters... Read More

Europe’s loss is Tauranga’s gain

World acclaimed New Zealand tenor Pene Pati nearly ended up spending Christmas and New Years' Eve in managed isolation away from family and friends, due to a peculiar... Read More

Jocelyn Hicks, honoured and loved

It was a well-kept surprise. Unbeknown to her, Omokoroa resident Jocelyn Hicks was to receive the Tauranga Centennial Heritage Award this Sunday at The Elms,... Read More

Tiny things create full-sized friendships

The intricacy of Jan Gee's knitted clothes and hats is impressive, especially because all of it is 12 times smaller than a normal dress or hat. The knitting... Read More

Look hue’s arrived

Stephen Cleland has been appointed as the new director of the Tauranga Art Gallery. 'We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Stephen to Tauranga Art Gallery,”... Read More

Plans parked again

Exasperation at Tauranga City Council's prolonged decision-making around Park n Ride options bubbled up at the Bay of Plenty Public Transport Committee last... Read More

Inner city oasis

Living above Farmers sounds like the perfect easy living, with benefits. If you're cooking a large chicken and your appliance goes 'boom', you can pop downstairs... Read More

Curate sleighs at gift giving

Last year, Curate Church's Gift of Groceries Christmas hamper initiative resulted in 1200 grocery boxes being given to more than 30 Bay of Plenty charities... Read More

Pining for a tree

It's a pinky pine Christmas time across Tauranga this month. Three Tauranga students who have been studying at Otago University are asking locals to select... Read More

School’s out for musicals

Gobsmacked Productions aims to take the hassle out of shows for primary schools and literally gobsmack the audience. Patrice Patel created the unique business... Read More