Local News

Free drinking water is the essence

Hydrohub is flowing again. And it could become a torrent. The prototype has been off the road for 18 months, but Hydrohub mark II has been redesigned and... Read More

Mount Half Marathon running 33 years

For the last three years, Graham Lawler has been hanging a sign from Gareth Morgan's balcony, advertising the Mount Maunganui Runners and Walkers Half Marathon. ... Read More

Triple gold for seniors

The Tennis Seniors Western Bay of Plenty club did us all proud at Easter, bringing home three golds, and second and third placings at the Tennis New Zealand... Read More

College production steeped in family roots

The upcoming Fiddler on the Roof musical at Baycourt will be a particularly poignant show for one Aquinas College family. That's because Year 13 student... Read More

Putting the petal to the metal

Tana Tapri is a woman of many talents. Not only is she the lead singer of rock band Rubine, has five self-released albums, and is an expert cosmetic tattooist,... Read More

Melanoma survivor calling for change

Mathematics and statistics teacher at Mount Maunganui College, Leisa Renwick is enjoying her two week holiday, making the most of life. Four years ago she... Read More

Keegan and Jude

I caught up with Jude de Silva and Keegan Millar at Totara St, where Keegan had just helped pack in the sound system for a gig later that evening. Across... Read More

Joseph Millar aiming for 10.05

Joseph Millar, five-time New Zealand 100m and 200m champion and NZ's fastest man, is overcoming knock-backs to go after his goal of qualifying for the next... Read More

The beauty of birds

Malcolm Miles has about 400 birds at home. He will be showing 24 of them at the Tauranga Bird Show on the first weekend in May. 'Eight Glosters, eight... Read More

Hanger, the voice of the community

A former Weekend Sun columnist, David Hanger, passed away on April 14, aged 88. Tauranga City Councillor and friend of David, Murray Guy, had a great relationship... Read More

Raising the flags

'And when we have two or three minutes silence we can lower the flag to half mast and pay our respects” Mick, 70, who served in the Royal Navy for... Read More

“An Itty Bitty Katikati Ditty”

A few glib lines of a poem composed for 'a bit of fun” encapsulate the frustrations and disillusionment of 5,000 people - a whole town. 'Where is... Read More