City Life

Dry July – act for your health, and theirs!

Every 22 minutes, another New Zealander hears the devastating news that they have cancer. In July alone, more than 2200 Kiwis will be diagnosed. That's why... Read More

Young racers gear up for national kart champs

About 80 school-age kart racers, aged from 7 to 17 and coming from schools all around the country, will descend on the Western Bay of Plenty this month to vie... Read More

Calls for lights at Fraser St crossing

The intersection at Fraser St and Merivale Rd near the Merivale shops has been labelled dangerous by nearby residents. Peter McTavish, who uses an electric... Read More

No place like Pāpāmoa College’s Wizard of Oz

The Emerald City is coming to the Bay of Plenty as Pāpāmoa College prepares to dazzle audiences with its whole-school production of The Wizard of Oz. Set... Read More

Lolong the eel and Richard the worst-behaved pond

After months of intensive work involving 35 dump trucks, 10 bulldozers and 20 excavators shifting millions of litres of soil, the Takitimu North Link project... Read More

Tauriko roading changes spark traffic concerns

A Tauranga business owner says Tauriko West Enabling works are 'spreading chaos” and is concerned about future traffic congestion. However, Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga charity's path to hope for young carers

Content warning: This story mentions mental health issues, being suicidal and substance abuse. The Bay of Plenty's 'glass children' are finding support and... Read More

Victoria Seymour to represent BoP in Beijing

After representing the Bay of Plenty at the Chinese Proficiency competition in Wellington on May 24, Tauranga Intermediate student Victoria Seymour, 12, is off... Read More

Fundraising push to revive plastic project

A Bay of Plenty group that runs activities to promote environmental sustainability buy-in from the community is fundraising for a new heat press to continue... Read More

Principal praises $30m funding boost

Tauranga Special School principal Barrie Wickens was chuffed and excited to find out the Government has allocated $30 million towards expanding specialist school... Read More

Wāhine on the rise: Hard hats and high vis

Girls are getting it done at the Pāpāmoa East interchange as the infrastructure industry encourages more wāhine to 'give it a go”. Tauranga site... Read More

Call for canines with talent for musical

Calling all dog owners! Stage Right Trust is on the lookout for two star-studded pups to join the cast of Legally Blonde The Musical, set to hit the stage at... Read More