City Life

Helping locals find their ocean spirit

Porina McLeod is thrilled to be back on the water. As a tour guide operator and owner of East Coast Paddler, Porina says the company has been telling stories... Read More

Game-on for bird hunters

Game bird hunting season starts tomorrow - and despite being three weeks later than usual, local hunters are stoked. 'There's plenty of excitement out there in... Read More

Leisure facilities re-open doors

Hydroslides and saunas, hot pools and halls, community, action and recreation centres - they can all re-open under Alert Level 2, says Bay Venues CEO Justine Brennan.... Read More

Coffee at a click

Tauranga has its very own café ordering app. Sarky Oh and Ben Knowles started Coffee Nexus to help small cafés in their hometown become digitally... Read More

Taking your bubble to the movies

Missing the silver screen movie magic? Rialto Tauranga, which re-opened last Saturday, has an exciting selection of films to choose from with friendly staff... Read More

Pest trap deliveries resume

April's Lockdown was bad news for nature's nasties with Predator Free Bay of Plenty recording its largest number of pest trappings. Predator Free Bay of Plenty... Read More

The wait for words is over

Tauranga City Libraries has extended the due date for 74,000 items loaned before lockdown. Libraries around the city reopened on Wednesday this week, albeit with... Read More

Fieldays online this year

This year the popular Fieldays event will be pioneering a new digital future as it heads online. Following the government announcement in March to cancel... Read More

Virtual workshop for jazz youth

They say good things come to those who wait. And maybe even better things for those who wait longer. The Tauranga Jazz Society has made the difficult decision... Read More

Staying inside the bubble

It wouldn't be a stretch to say Donna Dancealot 'The Balloon Lady' has been the queen of bubbles over the last few weeks. Her air-filled creations have... Read More

Mainstreet managers helping to reboot retail

With many retailers back in business, the Weekend Sun takes a look at the challenges and opportunities facing them. Rosalie Liddle Crawford talks to four mainstreet... Read More

Baristas loving the LIDDA

The focus around being able to purchase food and drink in a contactless way has shone the light on a small and effective Kiwi invention called the LIDDA. 'My... Read More