City Life

Why are used car tyres such a toughie?

Where do old tyres go to die? One was unceremoniously dumped off the boardwalk into the delicate and pristine mangrove habitat at the head of Waikareao Estuary.... Read More

The next generation of whitewater kayaking

Gabi Lolohea and Joseph Dunn may be the fresh new faces of whitewater kayaking in New Zealand; the first glimpse of a Polynesian paddling dynasty. When the pair... Read More

HOT Pink Walk returning for 2018

Come October the Tauranga CBD will come to life in a sea of pink as thousands of residents walk together to remember those who have either lost their lives or... Read More

Red Nose Day aims to be ’bigger than ever’

Cure Kids' annual Red Nose Day returns this September and aims to be bigger than ever, with Kiwis invited to enjoy a range of activities throughout the month to... Read More

What makes Te Puke tick?

'There's something special happening here.” Here being Te Puke. 'The way the town turns out is fantastic. Says something about the community I have moved... Read More

They lost the war but won the peace

It was a beautiful, yet deadly sight and it loomed over Japan - an ominous cloud of white and then red. The atomic bomb that dropped on Japan in 1945 killed... Read More

An eloquent and powerful diabetes message

Arataki School student Kayelani Edwards is amazed to find herself a published illustrator. The six-year-old's colourful artwork is one of 15 hand-drawn pictures... Read More

Breaking the silence on suicide

Tauranga youth are hoping to break the silence on the subject of suicide with a HopeWalk from Memorial Park to Sulphur Point on September 8. This is the second... Read More

On your marks, get set, happy birthday

When Tauranga City councillor Max Mason laces up his shoes ahead of the Tauranga International Marathon, he'll be celebrating his second full marathon, eighth... Read More

Katikati marches in honour of suffragists

Katikati will turn back the clocks 125 years on Saturday, September 15. But just for the day when the historic town marks a momentous day in New Zealand political... Read More

Cancer Society support helped Neata through

Strength, perseverance and dogged determination are just some of the words you would use to describe Tauranga mother of two, Neata Wombwell, following her experience... Read More

Clear winning thinking on road safety

The road safety message was clear, simple and strong - and a winner. 'Cruise don't bruise' says the sign. And there's an image of two cars colliding. 'Smash'... Read More