Senior secondary students from across the Bay of Plenty will take to the stage next week to share their perspectives on race relations in New Zealand in 2026's... Read More

If you think you're seeing double at Otūmoetai Primary School, you're probably right. The Tauranga school has 13 sets of twins on the roll and a 14th pair... Read More

A Tauranga robotics team is gearing up for the world stage after clinching silver at the 2026 VEX Robotics National Championship. Ōtūmoetai College's OATs... Read More

The Government has agreed on the scope and membership for its inquiry into the deadly landslides in Tauranga, with a report expected by December. Eight people... Read More

For Liam and Mandy Ryan, the sound of jazz in Tauranga isn't just music - it's generations of young people finding their place. For more than a decade, the... Read More

Tauranga locals are being encouraged to dress up in costume and explore by bike or on foot through one of the city's most treasured natural spaces as part of... Read More

Runners and walkers will lace up for a cause later this month as the Flight of the Kōkako Trail Run returns to Te Ranga. The event, based at Te Ranga Hall... Read More

Four service dogs have been selected by artist Sam Allen to be featured in a mural at Memorial Park. The Weekend Sun is running a series of six 'Service Dog... Read More

More than 900 people have already shared feedback through Western Bay of Plenty District Council's 'Community Quest' as the District plans for how it could... Read More

Organisers are hailing the success of two community events that brought people together through creativity, learning and a shared love of gardening. Grow... Read More

'My first day at school.” Tuesday, February 3, 1931. 'My very first.” Excitement tempered by first day jitters probably. Aged six, and in the... Read More

A Rotorua pastor who lost 92% of his bodily function in a split-second mountain bike crash is bringing a message of hope and 'resurrection living” to Tauranga... Read More