City Life

What Do Women Really Want?

Tauranga woman Beverly May was working as a hairdresser in her 20s when she realised she didn't want the life most of her female clients seemed to have. 'Most... Read More

Volunteering your time for love

The team at Waipuna Hospice see patients who have no or limited family support during the most difficult moments of their lives. Whatever the reason, the Waipuna... Read More

Great-great grandmother celebrates 100

But most of all, Mavis loves spending time with her huge family. The upbeat matriarch has four children, 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. "My... Read More

Te Puke’s linger longer place

Times change, things change, but nothing changes. Like at the Te Puke Post Office where locals have taken over running the business. Things have changed radically... Read More

Nadia teams up with Cambodia Trust

Nadia Lim is travelling to Tauranga next week to talk about the importance of providing quality education for Cambodian children - a topic close to her heart.... Read More

Age shall not weary them

It's always the way. The 1917 Dodge Roadster had served them faithfully and tirelessly on a two-month, 4886 mile odyssey around the South Island. We won't convert... Read More

The reincarnation of eat street

Wharf Street - tacky and dilapidated. A hodgepodge of recycled wooden pallets and planters, the occupants of most, long dead. A shambles of an eat street... Read More

That’s a bit of a waste

The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one. And a council staff member reckons Tauranga has a bit of a waste problem. Amy is the waste... Read More

A proud moment – Sally in full song on the famous

Sally Burgess is one of the country's most accomplished and successful country music exports. Okay, she is an Aussie by birth, but she did all her best... Read More

Struggles with rare skin condition

Ty Stoddard's rare skin condition leaves him sleep-deprived, emotionally drained and in chronic pain. The Tauranga dad, who has linear psoriasis, is seeking... Read More

Eels wiggle into NI reps

Six months ago Tama Renton was contemplating another season on the back of the scrum with his beloved Rangataua Rugby and Sport Club at Maungatapu. That... Read More

Roaring for books and jigsaws

Not the sort of book you would flick through on the pillow before nodding off. But for someone compiling a local history on the Canterbury provincial district,... Read More