City Life

Passengers help the penguins

If penguins could talk, the estimated 800 Little Blue penguins living on Mauao must shriek with excitement every time a cruise ship glides past their home into... Read More

Local garden plots for rent

Growing as an educational learning space for the local schools, the new Good Neighbour garden in Welcome Bay will see regular visits from Welcome Bay Primary and... Read More

Get together, change lives forever

Brunch, lunch, morning tea or midnight feast - the simple act of getting friends, family and workmates together this month could make a significant difference in... Read More

Loving on Gate Pa

How much love is there in a barbecued sausage? If love is a measurable thing and can be quantified in $15 bags of Mad Butcher snags then the answer is about 120... Read More

Greerton turns green

From green balloons and four leaf clovers to leprechauns and a green-coated Gandalf off Lord of the Rings, Irish spirit was flowing in Greerton last night as the... Read More

Not wasted: Rescuing Bay food

At first it was 24 tonnes, last year it was 80 tonnes - but now Good Neighbour's Food Rescue is distributing more than 150 tonnes of food, which would otherwise... Read More

Connecting the community

The Tauranga community will have the chance to connect with councillors and local community groups and discuss what's happening in their area at Tauranga City Council's... Read More

Letters of love

Jeanne and Hardie Drake's seven decade romance is the kind of love that Hollywood make movies about. The year was 1945 and World War Two was coming to a close.... Read More

Alternative flag stolen

The alternative New Zealand flag is running into resistance. The Tauranga City Council version flying at BayCourt was stolen on Waitangi weekend. The one on the... Read More

Hallelujah, the cruise ships are here

Should the curb-side evangelists be allowed to badger the tourists straight off the cruise liners? Does the Jehovah's Witness religious literature constitute advertising... Read More

Music for the generations

Former music teacher and church organist Ngaire Guy past away last weekend after more than 40 years teaching music and playing the organ at St Enoch's Church. Ngaire's... Read More

Joel’s new set of wheels

When Joel Meikle goes to work, people look twice at the Tauranga dad. They're staring at his new wheels - and we don't mean his car. Joel rides what's described... Read More