City Life

Last chance to have say in TECT Election

Time is running out for Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty voters to have their say in the 2024 TECT Trustee Election. With days remaining to cast votes,... Read More

Fire, smoke, salt, sauce and brisket

The founding father of American-style barbecue in New Zealand, Mike Jefferies, will visit the Pensacola EggFest in Florida on November 10. He will cook for... Read More

Release of Whangamatā flood model

Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has released its flood map of Whangamatā, showing which areas were likely to be inundated at different levels of rainfall. A... Read More

Steamers' semifinal boosts downtown Tauranga bars

The party after the Bay of Plenty Steamers' historic NPC semifinal win continued in downtown Tauranga on Saturday, bar and restaurant owners say. Some... Read More

Consultation calls on EBOP community growth

A proposal for how to address growth and guide the future of the Eastern Bay of Plenty sub-region is now out for community feedback. Our Places - Eastern... Read More

New round of police recruits ready for the streets

Police is a family, and this was never truer than at the recent graduation of Recruit Wing 378. Twenty-three members of the 70-strong wing have a familial... Read More

Public feedback: Preserving geothermal resources

Ensuring geothermal in the Bay of Plenty continues to be managed sustainably for current and future generations is at the heart of Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Woman altered partner's will to benefit herself

A woman took her dementia-suffering partner to an accountant before he died to sign a will that instructed more of his estate to go to her and less to his... Read More

Record benefit number sparks unemployment warning

A record nearly 400,000 people are on some form of benefit - almost the same proportion of the population as after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) - and there's... Read More

The Hub Te Puke facing mounting funding pressures

Recent media focus has been on the upcoming closure of Dave Letele's foodbank in South Auckland. It has drawn attention to the diminishing funding pool... Read More

Pair jailed after hitting man with car killing him

A teen would never have run a man over, twice, killing him and leaving him for dead on the street, if it were not for the instruction from Ephron Ronaki... Read More

Woolworths Greerton store to close next month

Woolworths Greerton supermarket is set to close next month with regular shoppers saying the 'unbelievable' and 'devastating” news has them feeling anxious... Read More