City Life

Living the dream

'We thought: 'We're only in our early 40s' so it was like: 'Do it now while we were still young and if it didn't work out we were still young enough to make it... Read More

Political forecast for Tauranga

He's picked a more manageable battle this time round. 'A winnable battle in a swingable seat,” says Tamati Coffey, the former TV weather presenter-turned-successful... Read More

A free pioneer’s picnic

Free family fun - and lots of laughs - is what's on offer at Katikati's first ever Pioneer's Picnic this Sunday, November 6, from 11am. Western Bay Museum is inviting... Read More

Make a splash in the Bay

A lot of exploring and playing in the Bay of Plenty usually has something to do with water. We're surrounded by oceans, lakes and rivers - and Sport of Plenty's... Read More

‘Twas a night before Christmas

Bethlehem Baptist's annual 'A Night Before Christmas' event is coming up! This year's event - which is only seven weeks away - will be held at the Bethlehem College... Read More

An Oasis in the heart of the city

It takes special people to run the Oasis home on 9th Ave. Husband-and-wife duo Erena and Scottie Lagas have lived and worked at Oasis for nearly two years, and... Read More

Hamburger, sushi or a toilet?

The company will have spent the thick end of $50 million morphing Papamoa Plaza into a modern shopping experience, but the little old lady on a walking stick only... Read More

Into Te Puke’s dragon’s den

There was something called a boom bed. There was a survival fishing rod. There were luminescent revision sheets for the anxiously insomniac exam candidates. Inventions,... Read More

Moody cupcakes to start a chat

Baking is typically bright and colourful and inspires conversations over technique, texture and taste. But what if baking was moody and started conversations about... Read More

When faith and courage overcomes

The normally quiet and reserved drummer in the Baptist Church band responded to the would-be armed robbers in the way he thought best, at the time and under the... Read More

The city is a canvas

The seed was sewn when she was just four. With a stick of chalk. 'I was drawing on the ground outside Baycourt with all these people. I can't remember what we were... Read More

Performers and elves wanted!

When do you start thinking about Christmas? After Labour Weekend? After Guy Fawkes? Christmas Eve? Jennifer Murray has not only been thinking about Christmas since... Read More