City Life

To the beat of Lord Krsna’s drum

It all looked a bit incongruous really. Given name John, John Herbison - spiritual name Yasoda Dulal - is standing in the middle of small-town New Zealand, the... Read More

Online voting is the future

This October we all get to have our say on who runs our city via the local body elections - but the process of voting will not be dragged into the 21st Century... Read More

New exhibitors at the Home Show

Get along to The Tauranga Home Show to see some of our first-time exhibitors! These brand new vendors are offering a range of products and services to help you... Read More

Big demand for coastal sections

The demand for land in Tauranga's competitive market has prompted one prospective Papamoa buyer to camp out in his car for not one, but two nights, in order to... Read More

A human library, you say?

'Don't judge a book by its cover'. It's a well-known adage and the message at the heart of the Wright Family Foundation. Now the local not-for-profit organisation... Read More

Environmental policing

They're called 'fly tippers' overseas - and they attract as much loathing there as they are in Tauranga at the moment. 'Fly' as in 'on the wing' and 'tipper' as... Read More

Behind the House of Science

For Beryl McKinnell, finding work at House of Science in Tauranga has been a way for her to engage with her new community. 'You can't live in or move to a new community... Read More

Married to Judy and the Mount

They are quiet, contented champions of all that is good about life in Mount Maunganui. Ever since that day in 1956 when Owen Taft 'stole her away”, he and... Read More

Greerton: What's in a name?

The job may be done, but it's not necessarily dusted. The Tauranga City Council has decided the new Greerton Library will remain just that - Greerton Library and... Read More

Photo exhibition with offers

Emerging photographers have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at three media companies during a week-long internship thanks to a regional photography... Read More

Turning a new page

About 50 full boxes and three carloads later, Marion Morris now has a lot less books in her home. Marion has donated the full boxes of books, as well as some jigsaw... Read More

Monitoring a digital world

Sometimes, the hard questions have to be asked of the Hahunga boys in Papamoa. For example, Hamish, Elthan, Dominic, how many minutes, or hours as the case may,... Read More