City Life

Starting on the road to Wimbledon

Not all tennis balls are the same apparently. Ask the young hotshots at Gate Pa Tennis Club. The 320 million balls produced annually are mostly the regulation... Read More

A young life changed

An 11-year-old Bay of Plenty boy may look like an ordinary child, but the challenges he has faced and the struggles he's overcomes set him apart from the crowd.... Read More

‘Mr Miserable’ takes a caning

He's been labelled 'Mr Miserable', accused of being a 'cowardly couch complainant', and then invited to 'enrich his life and have some fun' by exercising with... Read More

Stock up on reading material for the year

Auckland Anniversary Weekend sees the 20th anniversary of the Mount's successful annual book fair. Hosted jointly by Mount Maunganui and District Lioness... Read More

Peering into a community

Groups working in the Tauranga social sector will soon receive a hand-up. SociaLink launched its Community Insights Lab this week, an initiative set to collect... Read More

Meditation for the masses

When the crowd goes into deep meditation at Simpson Reserve next weekend they will reflect on four deaths - four young people from Papamoa who took their own lives... Read More

Yay or neigh for cycleway

Some Tauranga horse riders are calling for increased accessibility on cycle tracks around the region, saying they are fed up with being restricted to paddocks... Read More

Steaming into Katikati

It's a tantalising morsel from Katikati's archives. Burned down by arsonists 30 years ago and buried beneath a housing estate, then 'reincarnated' and now sitting... Read More

Aiming for zero

'Be proactive, not reactive.” That's the motto for surf lifesaving clubs across Tauranga and members are making it their mission to do no big rescues in... Read More

Supermarket giants eye Tauranga CBD

There's a fresh round of speculation over a proposed metro-style CBD supermarket for Tauranga. But this time, it seems it is more than conjecture. It's a case... Read More

Helping her home country

Watching what's happening in Australia is horrible and terrifying for most people, but it hits a bit closer to home for Kacie Gauld. The new Mount Maunganui... Read More

A slice of history

A bright red 1938 Ford V8 vintage fire truck sits outside the Te Puke Fire Station. Paint's peeling, there's some cosmetic rust but the engine purrs like... Read More