City Life

Support for mummies in business

They're called mumtreprenuers - mums in business, working from home, or simply juggling work, childcare and well… life. Two Tauranga mums are finding ways... Read More

The 'tradie' who turned to the Lord

The one-time electrician is now in the service of a one-time carpenter. 'Yeah,” says Don Moses, a 'sparky' in a previous life and now the newly installed... Read More

Having a ball, for charity

Psychologists hypothesise that we wear many 'masks' in our everyday life, describing the various personalities we outwardly portray in our professional and private... Read More

Inaugural Pasifika Festival a hit

An enthusiastic group of Pasifika teachers have formed a new Pasifika group in the Bay of Plenty to support and acknowledge Pasifika learners. In partnership with... Read More

Debbie’s wonderful world of books

Debbie McCauley has a writer's conundrum. Two people are murdered, eaten and their heads rolled down the aisle at a church service. It's not the dark... Read More

Home is anywhere in the world

I wanted to talk about that dubious penalty that kept a subpar Australia in the Rugby World Cup. But international Friendship Forces were against me. Anne Vaughan... Read More

Chairs with new legs

What happens when you task four students with differing career paths to create one project? One, very chaotic, colourful, and creative art block at Bay of Plenty... Read More

Filipino festival takes over

Tauranga's estimated Filipino population is set to more than triple this Labour Weekend, as an expected 10,000 people from the Philippines descend on the city. The... Read More

Snapshot of a photog's life

Suffering a mid-life crisis may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it was just the tonic for motor rally photographer Jason Byrne. You may not know his face but... Read More

Parading about in HOT pink

Tauranga's Red Square will become a very pink square on Wednesday evening as thousands of people are expected to gather to celebrate, support and honour men and... Read More

Young karter shares his secret

When karter Alex Newlove is careening down the back straight at damn near 100km/hr, he has a guardian angel riding with him. 'Every time I go out to the track I... Read More

Meet Greerton's leading lady

Footwear, fishing and fine dining - these are a few of Sally Benning's favourite things. Soon to be added to that list is Greerton. Since Monday, Sally's name has... Read More