City Life

Lifeguard up to keep kids safe!

Tauranga lifeguard Lauren McLellan was standing poolside earlier this year, scanning the busy Baywave crowd, when she spotted a small child attempting to jump... Read More

Surviving the holidays alone

The Christmas season is traditionally a time for connecting with family. For those newly-divorced, separated or widowed, navigating their way through the festive... Read More

Harnessing herbs for 40 years

Learning how to identify, cultivate and harness the powerful properties of plants is what has kept the Tauranga Herb Society flourishing for 40 years. Tauranga... Read More

Free entry to international tennis in Pāpāmoa

Professional tennis players from all over the globe are hitting Tauranga this weekend to have a swing at winning the inaugural EVES Open being hosted in Pāpāmoa. The... Read More

Kaosis on New Year’s Eve

I find it a bit alarming that next year is only a couple of weeks away. Yes, of course Christmas is just around the corner, but two weeks until 2023 seems too... Read More

Carols, food and cheer!

Gather the family and Christmas spirit - because Tauranga's large-scale Christmas in the Park is back! This year's Christmas in the Park is at Soper Reserve on... Read More

Lower Kaimai to create a Menz Shed

Lower Kaimai residents are trying to rally members for their very own Menz Shed in their corner of the community. Motor mechanic Graeme Klitscher, who has lived... Read More

Katikati cultivates Pa Harakeke

A project to cultivate a flax-growing site in Katikati - which will eventually flourish to be a site of workshops, educational programmes and exhibitions - has... Read More

Bay’s young creatives recognised

The creative talents of young people from across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have been celebrated in the annual Q Awards. Entrants aged 16-18 submitted... Read More

Get along RescuesPalooza!

Western Bay of Plenty residents are invited to attend a one-day, market-style festival with 20-plus stalls offering everything from jewellery and candles to face-painting... Read More

Get your trap on

Eradicating pests in your own backyard will be made easier with Predator Free Bay of Plenty's Tauranga Trap Library. The Sunday, December 11, Predator Free BOP... Read More

Celebrate summer sunsets on the water

Trinity Wharf and Bay Explorer are giving locals a chance to admire our city from a different perspective, announcing their dinner and sunset cruise package is... Read More