City Life

Rubbish operators face bleak future

Locally owned and operated, Kleana Bins is facing an annual turnover loss of between 70 and 80 per cent, thanks to Tauranga City Council's decision to charge... Read More

The Sky’s the limit

Climbing Mauao is a popular way to exercise but not many do it wearing 20kg of firefighting gear. Members of the Waihi Mine Rescue Team donned their full firefighting... Read More

It’s time to Escape

Festivals are popping up all over the place as organisers shed the shackles of a pesky pandemic. One of those is touted as 'the little festival with big... Read More

Pedal for a cause

Can you read a map, solve a puzzle, look for clues and ride a bike? It's time to solve all the puzzles in this year's Great K Valley Cycle Adventure. The... Read More

Bic Runga brings new music to Tauranga

Writing 'good, honest music' is more important than ever for Bic Runga this year. She says the practice has helped keep her spirits high during a confronting... Read More

Blue Rovers triumph in league

The Blue Rovers Junior Football Club under-15 Federation team have beaten five other teams to take out the win in their Bay of Plenty/Waikato league this season.... Read More

Primed for contact

Men are rolling into the arena of Roller Derby for the first time in the 10-year history of the sport in Tauranga. Roller derby returns on Saturday, when... Read More

Shorter treatment times

Tauranga's Kathleen Kilgour Centre has adopted a breakthrough regime for women with low risk breast cancer and it is slashing the time these patients need radiotherapy. ... Read More

A new way to love your local

A new site is aiming to simplify the web experience for small businesses by giving them tools to maximise people's online interactions with them. Like Your... Read More

A patchwork of friends

Denise Lee says she found her best friend at a meeting of the Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters Group. 'I joined the club about 13 or 14 years ago. My children... Read More

The heartbreaking experience of losing a baby

A Tauranga mum says the pain of losing two babies never goes away. But Belinda Roddick has found sharing her story aids healing and helps raise awareness... Read More

Mount dads’ pump track dream realised

Years of hard work have finally paid off for two Mount Maunganui dads with the Arataki pump track now finished. Kids can be seen biking, skateboarding and... Read More