City Life

Police emphasise safety on roads this Christmas

Police will do our part to ensure your safety on the roads this festive season, but road users need to play their part. Motorists should expect to see Police... Read More

Waikato & BOP state highway works Dec/Jan

While the elves may be working right up until midnight on Christmas Eve, works across the region's roads will mostly have finished at midday today Friday 20... Read More

John reflects on 44 years as a vet

Owners who look like their pets, weight issues that cause injuries, and dogs that eat the weirdest things - Dr John Drummond is reflecting on a colourful career... Read More

Declined food grants puts pressure on foodbanks

More people in financial hardship have been declined government food grants this year, and foodbanks warn that this is putting even more pressure on their struggling... Read More

New destination kiosk lands at Tauranga Airport

Tauranga Airport is preparing to welcome an influx of holidaymakers over the next few weeks, with a freshly installed digital kiosk ready to guide and inspire... Read More

‘Record year’ expected at campgrounds

The traditional Kiwi summer holiday of pitching a tent or towing a caravan to a sunny holiday park is as popular as ever as families search for affordable... Read More

All aboard for Christmas!

Santa and Mrs Claus are taking a well-earned break in the summer sun at their favourite holiday getaway, Mount Maunganui, before Santa embarks on his busy Christmas... Read More

Santa in Greerton Square cancelled

A pending bad weather forecast has forced the Greerton Business Association to cancel its Santa in the Square, Greerton, event for tomorrow. 'We're so disappointed... Read More

Christmas submarine that never returned

Tauranga woman Robyn Molloy is on a heartfelt mission to trace the family of an English woman who, during World War II, sent a letter to her mother after... Read More

Tauranga women’s basketball team make history

Tauranga women's basketball team the Whai have made history by reaching their first grand final since joining the national professional Tauihi League three years... Read More

Christmas tradition lights up Tauranga street

Every year, Kevin Baird installs an incredible display of Christmas lights around his house in Maungatapu as part of a family tradition. Each... Read More

Tauranga teen runner breaks multiple NZ records

Tauranga runner Sam Ruthe is proving his skills on the athletics stage. The 15-year-old Tauranga Boys' College student is one of many runners in his family,... Read More