City Life

Crime and chaos on the open road

Buckle up and join an escaped convict and germophobe on a chaotic journey filled with crime and fun in the new webseries - 'Roadie'. Tauranga-born-and-raised... Read More

Climbing onto the world stage

Four Tauranga teens are juggling schoolwork, training and fundraising to represent New Zealand against the elite of sport climbing at the end of the month. The... Read More

‘March and Stand’ this Daffodil Day

Four women, all with a cause, will band together this Daffodil Day to fundraise for Te Puke's Cancer Society. On Friday, August 26, adorned with daffodils, Maria... Read More

Tight-knit group seeks support

A group of knitters in Te Puke, who are dipping into their own pockets to create and donate woollen clothes, blankets and toys to kids in hospitals, is appealing... Read More

Tauranga weightlifter bouncing back

Bay of Plenty weightlifter and 2021 North Island gold medallist, Xavier Albert, has once again qualified for the National Championships later this year. Carrying... Read More

‘Gone to Seed’ comedy celebrates 70 years of perfo

Te Puke Repertory Society is celebrating 70 years of bringing theatre to their town with a new production called 'Gone to Seed'. The production, in final preparations,... Read More

Medieval madness

Tauranga's Titans are armouring up and readying their weapons for some friendly medieval combat for the sport's first ever Trans-Tasman competition. A competition... Read More

Lunch with Kiwi gardening icon

A woman who has made a career out of her passion for gardening will host the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival's Long Lunch event this November. That much-lauded... Read More

Workhorse blues

Kokomo's new album 'Workhorse' has been rearing to get on radio waves for two years and is now finally unleashed. Bay of Plenty band, Kokomo, create a distinctive... Read More

Flynn’s new gig

Former Blackcaps batsman Daniel Flynn is no stranger to Northern Districts Cricket, captaining the men's side for seven years before retiring in 2020. He's also... Read More

Cruise ships’ return eagerly anticipated

Cruise ships are set to return to the Bay of Plenty in about three months' time after two-and-a-half year hiatus when the Government closed the maritime border... Read More

Roundabout ‘better than nothing’

The planned roundabout at the intersection of Ōmokoroa Rd and State Highway 2 is a 'good step forward”, but locals would like a more permanent solution. A... Read More