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12:48pm Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Grandpa's House - a new song for ANZAC Day from Nigel Masters and the Kokomo team. Commemorating ANZAC Day 2020, Tauranga, New Zealand - Written and Performed... Read More
12:34pm Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Mount Maunganui RSA chaplain Rev Marie Gilpin would normally be very involved in Anzac Day Dawn and Civic Services. In fact she usually holds services all week... Read More
11:37am Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Three appointments were made to the board of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust this week. Emma Gardiner, Rosemary Protheroe and Steven Farrant are the new trustees... Read More
06:59am Fri 24 Apr, 2020
During Alert Level 3, as in Alert Level 4, medical centres and hospitals are still open. You can access all the treatments, vaccinations and medicines that you... Read More
02:01pm Thu 23 Apr, 2020
Tauranga City Council will provide relief for small and medium sized businesses and community groups facing financial difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic. The... Read More
01:47pm Wed 22 Apr, 2020
A Tauranga man's afternoon walk along Wairoa River took an unexpected turn after he caught a 20kg kingfish with his hands. Logan Reid was walking his dog... Read More
12:06pm Wed 22 Apr, 2020
We are commemorating Anzac Day with reader-generated stories. Send your friend's or relative's story and photos to daniel@thesun.co.nz First up, former Tauranga... Read More
04:35pm Tue 21 Apr, 2020
The long night of lockdown is over and The Weekend Sun is coming back over the horizon. Expect it in your letterbox on May 1. Tauranga and the Western Bay's... Read More
09:09am Tue 21 Apr, 2020
While the rate of infections slows, hidden victims of the lockdown grow—those living with family violence. The lockdown has seen an increase in new referrals... Read More
07:30am Tue 21 Apr, 2020
The Australian government has ordered the competition watchdog to develop a mandatory code of conduct to govern commercial dealings between tech giants and news... Read More
09:18am Fri 17 Apr, 2020
Alcohol use is up during the lock-down but harder drug use is probably down says those working on the front line of substance abuse in Tauranga and the Western... Read More
03:28pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga's Sikh community couldn't join together and pray on one of the biggest days of the year this week. But there was still food - lots of it. Monday was Vaisakhi... Read More