'It's great to be able to help people, especially my lifesavers, who helped me out of the darkest place I have ever been in.” Matt Appleton's giving back... Read More

'It's just screaming for development,” was Simon Bridges' reaction to news of a concept to transform Dive Crescent at the northern end of Tauranga's downtown... Read More

It's a case of three degrees of separation, where often a lot of The Weekend Sun's stories start. One conversation overheard by a staff member and next minute... Read More

The business community warns of the threat to continued growth in the Bay of Plenty posed by proposed changes to industrial relations legislation. But the government... Read More

The smell of burger patties sizzling on the barbecue and fresh muffins straight out of the oven wafted through Gate Pa School last week as children put their healthy... Read More

Just like Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh, Brian has carted around his thread bear for 63 years. They both have a few loose threads and some wear and tear,... Read More

They are a picture of misery. Three kittens with 'icky eyes', runny noses and sneezing. They have cat flu. It can be deadly for the littlest babies. 'Very sickly,”... Read More

They're small tiny bits of plastic that get washed up the beach. They have been washing up on Mount Main Beach since the Rena struck Astrolabe Reef on October... Read More

They say it takes an army to move a mountain. That's why Tauranga residents are being invited to come on board as volunteers in the annual Daffodil Day appeal. Each... Read More

Books. Tauranga Harbour City Lions needs books, lots of books, for its October book fair fundraiser. 'They're much slower coming through this year,” says... Read More

The old expression 'just like riding a bike' implies that we know everything about an activity and can easily take up where we left off. But what if you never... Read More

It's Saturday night in main street Te Puke and The Capitol looks like a Christmas tree - the cinema's banks of lights are blinking, twinkling, flashing, and flickering,... Read More