City Life

Equestrians call for safe passing on NZ roads

Tauranga horse owners are saddling up this Sunday to ride in solidarity with equestrians across the world to promote life-saving road safety messages this month. On... Read More

Three face firearm charges after Te Puke incident

Three people have appeared in Tauranga District Court this afternoon after an incident in the Western Bay of Plenty that left one person with serious injuries. A... Read More

Young bowler’s dream faces financial hurdle

The mother of a Tauranga 12-year-old who has excelled at 10-pin bowling is looking for community support to get her daughter to more tournaments. Jade Lang... Read More

Tauranga Boys' takes on 40-hour mental health test

The gruelling 40-hour endurance challenge, founded by Tauranga Boys' College, returns this year with fresh energy and expanded support. The purpose of the... Read More

Metal dragon sculpture ordered off street corner

A large metal dragon that mysteriously appeared at Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay has been given its marching orders by Tauranga City Council. The striking 1.2m... Read More

Toi Ohomai reverses proposal to close campuses

Two campuses are set to be saved from closure, but more than 150 jobs will still go at a tertiary training institute in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi... Read More

Worker critical after workplace fall in Tauranga

WorkSafe New Zealand is investigating how a worker was injured in a three-metre fall at NZ Car Parts in Mount Maunganui on Monday. Hato Hone St John said it... Read More

Appeal for halved jail time for toddler's death

A teen stepmum who inflicted such severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler that it split the girl's pancreas in two has appealed to have her jail... Read More

BOP Climate art contest launches

A new visual arts competition launching this spring is inviting artists to imagine a future where people and planet thrive. Titled Climate Canvas: Art for... Read More

Expert tips for managing puppy teething woes

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

'Hour of free power' not a magic bullet

Struggling to manage the costs of rising electricity, some consumers may be finding the free 'hour of power' is not the cost-cutting magic bullet they... Read More

Cherie Metcalfe releases third cookbook

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More