City Life

Meet the people behind Tauranga’s $128m museum

Tauranga's first museum will open in 2028, but work on it has already begun. Local Democracy Reporting toured the city's heritage collection and met the... Read More

Katikati College returns with a jump in enrolments

Katikati's Park Rd will soon be bustling with tweens and teens as they make their way back to school. Katikati College returns on February 5 (for Year 7 and... Read More

Vietnamese plan big party for Lunar New Year

It will be a night of reunions as the Vietnamese community in Tauranga celebrates the Lunar New Year for the first time together. 'We just have fun,”... Read More

Reaching out to more Bay of Plenty veterans

Veterans' Affairs and a pan-iwi charitable trust have teamed up to extend the reach and range of support available to veterans in the Bay of Plenty, Veterans... Read More

Over 30 meth lollies never recovered, no arrests

More than five months after the first meth lolly was found, police have confirmed the operation is winding down, with 27 out of 61 never recovered. Lollies... Read More

Scrub fire in Kairua, Tauranga

Update 4.15pm: A scrub fire in Kairua, Tauranga, has been 90 per cent suppressed, according to a Fire and Emergency spokesperson. Crews were called about... Read More

A new twist to Shakespeare’s tragic romance

The tragic saga of Romeo and Juliet has spurred on countless retellings. In a new twist, theatre company Summer Shakespeare Tauranga Trust has chosen the... Read More

Tauranga school mates become Google stars

Tauranga's Fergusson Park may be known for its scenic views and peaceful atmosphere but, for a group of Ōtūmoetai College mates, the park will forever be linked... Read More

SH30 fatal crash: Police appeal for information

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Whakatāne yesterday. At around 4pm police responded to a crash involving a car and a pedestrian... Read More

Dracula’s show returns with added performances

Big, loud, sexy, silly and fun are the words used by Dracula's chief executive to describe the show coming to Rotorua in July. Dracula's has added two... Read More

Economic growth the key to better days ahead

Turbocharging New Zealand's economic growth is the key to brighter days ahead for all Kiwis, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said. In the Prime Minister's... Read More

Four decades of hot meals and warm smiles

Not many people can claim they've continuously volunteered during 40 years of their life - let alone to the same organisation. But Maungatapu's Pam Smith can. The... Read More