City Life

Tauranga Orchid show returns

Immerse yourself in a wonderful world of orchids this month at the Tauranga Orchid Show. After three years of waiting, the Tauranga Orchid Society is ecstatic... Read More

Kindy celebrates 60 years in community

Te Puke Kindergarten children and staff are eager to sparkle at today's 60th jubilee commemoration. The kindergarten officially opened in March 1963 - seven years... Read More

Help keep Te Puke beautiful

A jolly good spring clean in Te Puke is planned this Wednesday, September 21 as part of the Keep NZ Beautiful week. Epic Te Puke's marketing and promotions manager... Read More

Tauranga’s medical mission ship in Fiji

It's been a three-and-a-half year wait, but Tauranga's medical mission ship - the MV YWAM KOHA -is now on her maiden deployment in Fiji. The ship left in July,... Read More

Fifty years of te Petihana Reo Māori

Promoting language through another artform is the basis or kaupapa behind new giant murals bordering a local golf course. Three billboards, each about 12 metres... Read More

Going up north

Girls who 'went up north for a while' have been part of New Zealand folklore for generations. For decades, pregnant teenage girls were sent away so they could... Read More

Show you care with a Yuri bear

Monday morning is the usual time that Jeanette Hastie and her friend Muriel McFarlane get together with a group of nearly 20 knitters at Bob Owens Retirement Village. The... Read More

Buzzworthy: The new buzz around town

Sun Media announces the launch of Buzzworthy.co.nz - a media platform designed specifically for the podcasts and streaming for New Zealand audiences. At launch... Read More

A creativity wonderland

A new space to be creative and connect within our community can be found in the heart of The Historic Village. The Incubator Creative Hub is excited to be expanding... Read More

Suaree aims to put community voice first

At 46, Whakamārama born-and-raised Suaree Borell is not only the youngest candidate running for the Western Bay of Plenty Mayoralty. She's the only female. However,... Read More

Creating hope from loss to suicide

Creating hope through action is the focus of a remembrance concert being hosted by Grief Support Services in Tauranga City this Sunday, September 11 - which is... Read More

Indian culture on show

A bedazzled eight-foot-tall Indian elephant and a traditional tug-of-war will be some of the highlights at the Onam Celebration in Te Puna this weekend. It's... Read More