What’s happening
in Downtown Tauranga

This is TGA - an Instagram page for everything student and young people related! Check out Student deals and offerings, things to do in our beautiful city and events!  PLUS if you follow thisistga before the 1st of April you will instantly go in the draw to win an $80 voucher from Pluto Juice Bar! Are you interested in contributing to our page as one of our student voices?...

On Tuesday the 12th March we warmly welcomed students and staff from the University of Waikato to our city centre. People arrived to our stunning waterfront with the sunrise and were treated to a delicious breakfast burrito from RYE and Barrio Brothers, a coffee from the Little Yellow Coffee cart, a healthy smoothie from our very own Pluto Juice, Soup and Salad Bar and tasters of the...

Are you a lover of coffee? Great coffee? Folk Brewers comes highly recommended. I can honestly say I’ve never had a coffee experience quite like it…. And I’ve had my fair share over the years. Folk is located on Durham Street in the Basestation building which, by the way, is another fantastic, modern and funky business in our city centre -  but that’s another...

Are you proud of our innovation? Our opportunities? Our collaborative, innovative, creative community? What about the incredible, transformative developments currently underway? Maybe there are some special places, experiences, people or developments that make you feel proud to call our city centre yours? As we traverse through massive, transformational change in our city centre, how we...

When I visited Mira – gallery director, curator, art dealer and artist in her own right, at the Art Lounge today I was amazed at many things. The first was how spacious, bright and colourful the gallery is now that it has moved to Willow Street, next to High Street Boutique and Subway. The second thing that struck me was Mira’s passion for what she does. She is so dedicated to art, to...