City Life

As nature intended us

Urban sprawl has crept along Papamoa Beach and invaded naked space where the naturists, the nudists, have gallivanted in the buff for decades. And it's caused a... Read More

Day goes to the dogs

Being society's self- appointed animal guardians is an expensive and demanding responsibility. That's why the SPCA is constantly looking at ways to help finance... Read More

Raising money for Alzheimers

The statistics should jolt us. Two out of three New Zealanders are affected in some way by dementia, 60,000 Kiwis have been diagnosed and by the year 2050, there... Read More

Brownies sort a good deal

Consumer NZ's latest research shows Pak'nSave is the cheapest place to grocery shop. The 1st Tauranga Brownie Unit, our very own pink shirted consumer crusaders... Read More

Hot dog competition returns

People will be absolutely stuffing their faces tomorrow for the RYE American Kitchen & Spirits 2nd Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. Ten men and women will see how... Read More

Eat cookies for a good cause

It's that time of year again, when Cookie Time brings out their special Christmas cookies - so Bay residents can put their orders in now for the scrumptious festive... Read More

Tall yarn gathers momentum

It's one of those 'whatever happened to…' stories. In this case it's a container crane and it's missing. A model of a container crane, a substantial and... Read More

A wonderful way to end the year

Pupils at ACG Tauranga will be taking a journey down the rabbit hole, having tea with the Mad Hatter and avoiding the wrath of the Red Queen this Friday, as they... Read More

Freeze – then dance for kindness

Bay residents can be part of a free worldwide event this Sunday at Mount Drury and show kindness is the common thread that unites us all - regardless of the differences... Read More

Prepping for the improbable

'The odds are better than Lotto that we're going to cop a tsunami at some stage. And it's not going to be nice.” Prophet of doom, scaremongerer? Neither,... Read More

Soaring with the parakeet

Just after noon tomorrow age and elegance will command right of way at Tauranga Airport. Pilot Keith Mitchell will nose the ZK-AWP out onto the runway, turn her... Read More

Car story and love story

It certainly wasn't love at first sight. 'I thought she was…umm…heavy-arsed looking,” says John Redding. 'She' is a car. 'A big-bottomed girl,”... Read More