Tauranga musician Georgia Lines started off busking as a tween at the Mount. Fast forward about 12 years, and she has a huge fan base for her music and regularly plays with our industry legends.

Artist Darcell Apelu tells us about her next artwork — a towering gold fountain at Tauranga Art Gallery, her Mount upbringing, the discovery of her Pacific culture and her love of wood chopping.

Awhina Motutere is a practitioner of rongoā Māori — the art of Māori healing.

Fife Lane has delivered superb nights out to locals and visitors alike for two years now, thanks to its excellent service, smart surrounds, well-executed food and all-round attention to detail.

Billy Roy, aka Billy Mushroom, comes from a family of mushroom growers and now harvests his own exotics.