Where To Go In Tauranga On New Year’s Eve

Continuing in our series of What Kiwis Say About New Zealand, an inside look at what Kiwis really think about New Zealand, and a great chance to have a look at the country as they see it. This one starts with a fairly simple dilemma that a lot of families are faced with – what…

Another Elderly Person Beaten Up In Own Home

Another elderly person has been beaten-up in his own home, this time in The Avenues, Tauranga, a town that is popular with retired people. Police were called to the man’s home by a concerned relative. He is thought to be in his 80s, and has serious head injuries. He was taken to hospital today where…

O’Brien Told To Riff Raff Off

Richard O’Brien, creator and star of The Rocky Horror Show has been trying to do the time warp again and retire to New Zealand to live out his remaining days, we’re not sure why. O’Brien emigrated to the country with his parents when he was 10 and spent his teenage years in Tauranga and Hamilton,…

Migrants’ Tales – American Says Tauranga ‘Mis-sold’

Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales – first hand stories of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, gathered from locations around the net. Today’s story is taken from a forum called Expat Blog, in it a young American immigrant says that Tauranga wasn’t as advertised and likens the small town to the US Midwest…