City Life

Carpark issues fester on

The Tauranga City Council says it doesn't have a legal responsibility to mitigate the impact of the stalled Harington Street carpark project for apartment owners... Read More

Shoring up public access

A Welcome Bay resident fighting to reclaim a public waterfront reserve is 'ecstatic” about Tauranga City Council's move to restore the esplanade. Forrester... Read More

The house that Hilary left

It was a beautiful time and it was a sad time. 'A massive family gathering and Mum was sitting under a tree in her favourite swing, surrounded by whanau,”... Read More

Style traverses the generations

Little Chelsea Cooper likes to gussy up. She has a nose for style, for fashion, even at six. 'My favourite dress is a leopard one with no shoulders.” She's... Read More

Tauranga player reaps US rewards

Winning one national title for the University of Charleston would have been a great result for Will Clague. So to finish up his four-year soccer scholarship... Read More

Traffic wends its way up SH2 near Katikati

The public debate over what's been infamously dubbed the 'horror highway' has been fired up again. A petition is running in Katikati urging 'real improvements'... Read More

Tauranga charity stores mistaken for dumps

Old furniture, stained mattresses and grimy food waste are just some of the items that have been dumped outside Tauranga charity stores this month. Store... Read More

Crossing takes its bloody toll

Roundabouts are meant to be the safest form of intersection control, but try telling that to the people of Tara Road in Papamoa. Frustrated residents are... Read More

Circus festivities for all

One winning master-juggler will wing their way to Mexico after a competition next week in Katikati. "These guys are beasts - we are talking about top New... Read More

A new New Year festival

A group of six Tauranga youth practise the Kung-Fu move with coordination, balance and poise. It is a big responsibility for the biggest day on the Chinese... Read More

Showing their true colours

A brightly coloured mural illustrating Tauranga's cultural sites of significance now covers the lower level of an inner-city carpark. One hundred community... Read More

That’s quite a run

'IronMike' Stowers has run more than five kilometres, every day, for the last 2116 days of his life. He hasn't had a rest day since April 1, 2014, and the motivated... Read More