City Life

Art meets nature

Special effects makeup artist and body painter Sandi Cutts is becoming increasingly recognised for her impressive work painting bodies for both film and events. ... Read More

Wrong turn leads to Israel connection

A wrong-turn taken at Omanawa by two Israeli tourists back in 2018 may result a five-metre-high, stainless steel, silver fern sculpture erected at a World... Read More

Matters of the heart

Papamoa man Phillip Coleman knows what it is like to be let down by his heart. The 66-year-old, who was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation more than four... Read More

Bionic Tom is great on the greens

Most Fridays, weather permitting, you'll find former World War II British RAF aero engineer Tom Piercy having a roll-up with mates at the Tauranga South bowling... Read More

Rob McGregor holds rare retrospective exhibition

The public will be given a rare treat this month as artist Rob McGregor plans to hold his first ever retrospective exhibition, as part of the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Red Cross shop tops the lot

The NZ Red Cross Shop Health and Safety Award for 2020 has been won by the Mount Maunganui branch located at 272 Maunganui Road. The shop took out the Health... Read More

A celebration of patchwork and quilting

Members of the public are invited to view a large display of quilts, patchwork and other stitch-craft at the Mount Maunganui Bridge Club in Golf Road, on Saturday,... Read More

Feedback sought on redesign of Mount streets

Tauranga City Council is moving to the next stage of the Innovating Steets at the Mount project. The project will trial changes to The Mall, Marine Parade between... Read More

Wendyl Nissen living life simply

Special guest of honour at the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival Long Lunch is none other than Wendyl Nissen. Joining Wendyl for the entertaining afternoon... Read More

New mural for Tauranga Racecourse

Living in a predominantly urban environment, I've attempted to paint pohutukawa flowers onto my own small fence panels, to help break up and give a more soothing... Read More

A consistent winner

It started out as a daughter's project, but when the 1967 Straight Six Mustang coupe arrived in the country, it was a job inherited by Dad. 'Originally,... Read More

Cat burglar’s life of petty crime

A moggie with a penchant for shoes and socks has more misdemeanors on his record than a lot of human criminals. Most nights Gary sneaks around his Bellevue... Read More