City Life

When a Nightingale sang

Legend has it a drunk jammed a paper hat on the pianist's head and said: 'Look, King Cole!' That was the day Nathaniel Adams Coles became Nat King Cole... minus... Read More

Weaving love and protection

Weaving love and protection around newborns at the beginning of their life is at the heart of Leanne Emery's passion for the pregnant mums she encounters. Leanne,... Read More

Exhibiting art to support Hawkes Bay creatives

The Incubator Creative Hub is hosting a three-week exhibition in Tauranga to raise funds to support fellow creatives in the Hawkes Bay in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. The... Read More

Tour treasures of the forest

Check out our local taonga and explore the wonderful wildlife within the Ōtanewainuku Forest this coming Tuesday. As part of Envirohub's Sustainable Backyard... Read More

A collectorama this weekend!

Travel back in time and enjoy the relics of the past at the Arms and Militaria Show in Tauranga this weekend. The Arms and Militaria Show at Greerton Hall this... Read More

The best in BMX in town!

More than 600 riders will race over Tauranga BMX Club's track this weekend in pursuit of glory in the BMX New Zealand 2023 National Championships. Tauranga last... Read More

Piping to the top!

The City of Tauranga Pipe Band is on top of the world arriving back in town after being crowned top Grade 3 band in New Zealand and the South Pacific at the weekend.... Read More

Grown your own post-cyclone

With Cyclone Gabrielle devastating the nation's bowls of fresh produce, supply shortages are already being felt here, prompting Tauranga garden suppliers to advise... Read More

New booster plan in time for winter

Kiwis aged 30-plus will be able to access the new Covid bivalent booster from April as part of the Government's plan to keep Kiwis safe and take pressure off our... Read More

Brigade’s 70 years of service on display

In August 1950, a disastrous fire destroyed the Farmers store and adjacent fish and chip shop on Main Street, Katikati. Townspeople could only watch helplessly... Read More

A festival of culture

In its 23rd year, this year's Multicultural Tauranga Festival is shaping up as one of the biggest yet! The festival returns this Saturday, March 18, at the Historic... Read More

A small cheery slice of life

It was always kind of comforting. Down The Strand's higher-end eating strip - with offerings of $24 duck risotto, $23 seasonal gnocchi and $24 Lebanese fattoush... Read More