Local News

Mount RSA start kids club

The Mount Maunganui RSA is throwing its doors open to children. Vice president Arthur King and executive committee member Norm Harvey have created a Kids' Club... Read More

Cry for change brings out nasties

It is every child's God-given right to ride a cycle to and from school safely. That's a horrified Tauranga MP Jan Tinetti's reaction to a barrage of on-line abuse... Read More

Halted cycleway means greater risk for cyclists

Hundreds of cyclists are putting their lives on the line to get from Mount Maunganui to Tauranga each week. These cyclists will now have to wait longer for a... Read More

Stepping outside the comfort zone

Mt Ruapehu eruption survivor William Pike is set to speak to the Omanu community next week. William will share stories of his past adventures, encouraging audience... Read More

Charity needs helping hands

The prolific growth of the western Bay of Plenty is causing some logistical problems for the Cancer Society. It needs volunteers in the Western Bay to help with... Read More

Weekend Sun brings home the bacon

It's the power of a picture and the written word - especially when they are in the Bay of Plenty's most read newspaper, The Weekend Sun. When Brigitte Mouatt's... Read More

Food from the woman who can’t eat

When Brigitte Mouatt was cruelly broadsided by a major and rare health issue, it motivated her to go out and help those even less fortunate than herself. The... Read More

Road toll proposed for truckers

A potentially controversial suggestion for a road toll for heavy vehicles to solve congestion during peak traffic hours has been raised by a Tauranga City councillor. Cr... Read More

Art reflects LGBT life

A Bay of Plenty teen is working with TVNZ to bring the stories and challenges of queer Kiwis to light. Rose McMahon, 17, is in the final stages of completing... Read More

A sweet spoonful of honey

'Arguably we have invented the best product out there,” says Tauranga scientist Dr Shaun Holt. 'Over and above what the entire pharmaceutical industry can... Read More

Moving to the beat of their own drum

Some people hear the call of the drums and can't help but move their feet. And some of them have banded together to make a social group of people who want to... Read More

When the faithful swap faiths

They are the code hoppers, the rugby union defectors. And when the Papamoa Bulldogs rugby league team ran out against Turangawaewae in Ngaruawahia last weekend... Read More