City Life

A fair slice for workers, or will it stall growth?

The business community warns of the threat to continued growth in the Bay of Plenty posed by proposed changes to industrial relations legislation. But the government... Read More

Healthy eating from garden to table

The smell of burger patties sizzling on the barbecue and fresh muffins straight out of the oven wafted through Gate Pa School last week as children put their healthy... Read More

The little rot

Just like Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh, Brian has carted around his thread bear for 63 years. They both have a few loose threads and some wear and tear,... Read More

Shifting fortunes of Bomber, Spitfire, and Chester

They are a picture of misery. Three kittens with 'icky eyes', runny noses and sneezing. They have cat flu. It can be deadly for the littlest babies. 'Very sickly,”... Read More

Beads wash-up on Mount Main Beach

They're small tiny bits of plastic that get washed up the beach. They have been washing up on Mount Main Beach since the Rena struck Astrolabe Reef on October... Read More

Cancer society recruits an army of yellow

They say it takes an army to move a mountain. That's why Tauranga residents are being invited to come on board as volunteers in the annual Daffodil Day appeal. Each... Read More

Lions appeal for books and jigsaws

Books. Tauranga Harbour City Lions needs books, lots of books, for its October book fair fundraiser. 'They're much slower coming through this year,” says... Read More

Bike riding a breeze at Selwyn Ridge

The old expression 'just like riding a bike' implies that we know everything about an activity and can easily take up where we left off. But what if you never... Read More

All about the ride

It's Saturday night in main street Te Puke and The Capitol looks like a Christmas tree - the cinema's banks of lights are blinking, twinkling, flashing, and flickering,... Read More

Dark, disturbing, risqué and damned funny

There's one song called 'My Dead Gay Son'. 'They were not dirty, they were not wrong,” the lyrics go. 'They were two lonely verses in the Lord's great song.” It's... Read More

Mud, run and maybe tears

Rodger McBrydie and Dan Goodwin are experts in their field - as long as the field is a bog with barely a blade of grass. What Goodwin doesn't know about mud,... Read More

Homeowners say they’ll sue council

Nineteen of the homeowners affected by the Bella Vista Debacle will are seeking legal action against Tauranga City Council. The announcement comes after two families... Read More