9:30pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
It’s dangerous messing with superlatives – richest, poorest, biggest, best or rarest. Like last week in the Weekend Sun... Read More
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9:29pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
He’s been to every country on Earth - 195 countries to be exact. Chris Sutherland left New Zealand when he was 18 and hasn’t... Read More
9:27pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
A company which was refused a licence to open a retail bottle shop in the Tauranga CBD four years ago has again applied to open an off-licence... Read More
9:25pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
She’s been in love with cue sports since she was a nipper and stood on a box to play eight ball. “I have four brothers and... Read More
9:23pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
The fairytale of the Billy Goats Gruff is being played out in suburban Tauranga. In a real-life, but loose adaption, the mean ‘who’s... Read More
9:22pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
The support groups run by Tauranga organisation Gender Dynamix have helped at least one mother to support her son be himself. Gender... Read More
9:20pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
Squadrons of light aircraft, including between 150 and 160 pilots and their entourages will descend on Tauranga next week. And it will be quite an event. It’s... Read More
9:18pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
Many residents around the Welcome Bay and Hairini area have noticed a new wetland taking shape near the Maungatapu underpass. This... Read More
9:16pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
Rebecca Penman has raised more than $20,000 to help with the wildlife relief in Australia and then headed to Victoria to offer her services.... Read More
9:10pm Friday 14 Feb, 2020
It started out as a normal day for former cop Ross Bielby back in 2012, but quickly went downhill when he found himself in hospital having a... Read More
5:29pm Friday 07 Feb, 2020
Ilma Shergold, the grandmother, is younger than her grandsons. Go figure. The boys are aged 25,2 6 and 30, or thereabouts, and Ilma,... Read More
5:26pm Friday 07 Feb, 2020
Surgical masks are almost impossible to come by in the Bay of Plenty as people prepare for the impact of a possible Coronavirus outbreak. Tauranga... Read More
5:24pm Friday 07 Feb, 2020
It’s a plant, not just any plant, but a plant with a story. And Roger Allen tells that story with deep affection and respect. “It’s... Read More
5:21pm Friday 07 Feb, 2020
‘I consider it a waste of money.’ That’s Vicki Coes’ reaction to the Welcome Bay slip lane and the recent redesign... Read More
5:18pm Friday 07 Feb, 2020
As students around the Bay are heading back to school, parents will be pleased to know students travelling on Bayhopper buses will receive free... Read More