City Life

Walk-off: Unions plans mass same-day strike

Nurses, midwives, other healthcare workers and primary teachers are among more than 6500 Bay of Plenty workers planning to join a mega strike. October... Read More

Tauranga teen heading to Commonwealth chess champs

Tauranga teen Joshua Barnes is heading to Malaysia next month after being selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Championship. Remarkably,... Read More

Diwali to light up Historic Village

The Tauranga Diwali Festival returns on Saturday, October 18, bringing a vibrant celebration of culture, community, and tradition to the Historic Village from... Read More

Pāpāmoa road noise 'unbearable' and 'constant'

Residents of a busy suburban Pāpāmoa street are fed up with 'unbearable” road noise that forces one family to shout inside their home just to hear each... Read More

Blessing turns Abbeyfield House into a home

The newly-constructed Abbeyfield House in Katikati has now become a home - thanks to an early-morning blessing on September 29 - and today tenants begin moving... Read More

Kaimai School’s gala brings community together

Kaimai School is hosting its annual gala and Ag day tomorrow, Saturday, October 11, from 9am-12pm, featuring a range of exhibits for everyone to enjoy via free... Read More

Get moving Waihī Beach!

The MOVE with You, Waihī Beach community challenge is back and bigger than ever, with a full month of free, inclusive family-fun events designed to get locals... Read More

Hunt for treasures at Te Puke Ocktoberfest

Te Puke Baptist Church is set to host its much-loved Ocktoberfest tomorrow. The long-standing annual event is a day designed to bring the community together... Read More

Toddlers on trikes for a kindergarten's fundraiser

The annual Trike-a-Thon and fundraiser, facilitated by Te Puna Community Kindergarten, returns for another year at Te Puna Primary School. Tomorrow, October... Read More

Top up together at FluroFest

This Sunday, October 12, Memorial Park will come alive with colour, music and community as FluroFest returns to Tauranga's Jordan Field for 2025. Hosted by... Read More

Kiwi pair first mum-and-son firefighter team

Te Puke firefighter Jodi Purdie and her son Cooper are set to achieve a world first when they compete together at the World Firefighter Challenge in Texas later... Read More

Taurikura Drive intersections go live on Monday

Two new signalised intersections at the northern end of Taurikura Drive are expected to go live on Monday, according to Tauranga City Council. The intersections,... Read More