City Life

EVES Open World Tennis Tour Returns to Pāpāmoa

The World Tennis Tour will return to Pāpāmoa from 16-22 December. Now in its third year, the EVES Open has attracted some of the best up and coming tennis... Read More

Police application number soar

Huge numbers of people are applying to join New Zealand Police, as a new recruitment campaign and changes to application criteria help to stimulate growing interest. Applications... Read More

First-ever Census data on NZ's rainbow communities

Census data has revealed one in 20 New Zealand adults identify as LGBTIQ+ - or part of the rainbow communities. For the first time ever, the 2023 Census collected... Read More

Ella's scare and her vow to support others

It came out of the blue, leaving one Mount Maunganui family in the dark. Now Ella Weatherall, a local lifeguard and teenager at Mount Maunganui College,... Read More

Largest art expo opens in BOP

Forget boring brushes; Brookfield resident Abigail Perano is proving that quirky household items like bubble wrap, Duplo blocks and pipe cleaners along with... Read More

Firefighter reflects on 60 years of service

Monday, 5 August 1957, at 6.30pm, was the date and time Rex Cotter, 85, a volunteer firefighter, started his 60 years of service. 'I did 30 years in Tīrau,... Read More

NZ’s van dwellers stuck in limbo

Christine Larsen says she is not a freedom camper or homeless person, she is a Kawerau resident whose home just happens to be on wheels. Larsen bought... Read More

Māori infants still at biggest risk of meningitis

New data shows despite a 35% fall in the total number of meningococcal disease cases compared to the same period the previous year, Māori infants and toddlers... Read More

NZ switched on for "Olympic Games of Motocross"

A talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in the United Kingdom this coming weekend, determined to again challenge, and hopefully beat,... Read More

Rotorua boy fighting sepsis in Australia

A 6-year-old from Rotorua living in Australia faces relearning to walk and a potential hip replacement after developing sepsis, his mum says. Kiwi friends... Read More

Young volunteers spruce up cricket club

A group of young people are making the most of the holidays, sprucing up Te Puke's cricket club with a colourful mural. Kalib Wallace from 247 Health and... Read More

Groundbreaking polar weather research initiative

A new project seeks to improve weather prediction models and environmental data collection of polar regions to enhance operational safety and reduce environmental... Read More