Local News

On a Loodicrous mission

It's been described as the mother of all adventures - travelling a third of the earth in a tiny car you nicked from your gran. The annual Mongol Rally is an adventure... Read More

The ‘Babes’ of the business world

Forget handshakes and swapping business cards - instead, try making connections in a laid back environment. Boss Babe Brunch is a networking event for young women... Read More

Hip hop happening this Queen’s Birthday Weekend

A dance style that has catapulted many New Zealand dancers, including Parris Goebel, to international success is coming to Tauranga on the Queen's Birthday weekend. The... Read More

$2000 up for grabs at Cow Dump and Gala

Bethlehem School's annual Cow Dump and Gala, being held this Sunday, is gearing up to be one of the biggest yet, with thousands of dollars' worth of prizes... Read More

Free doctors visits prompts tears of joy

She happily got 'quite emotional” while flicking through the health provisions of the government's budget in the lockup before Grant Robertson delivered... Read More

The legacy of ‘generation snowflake’

Some may call me a special little snowflake, an echo boomer or even just a member of the generation that cares. But there's no denying millennials aren't just... Read More

Local students to compete in lit quiz for kids

The world's biggest literary event for children is coming to the Bay of Plenty, as local super-readers join more than 8000 children worldwide to compete for the... Read More

Co-working in the spirit of cooperation

Heads are down, fingers are tapping on the keyboard, small groups are conversing and the invigorating aroma of coffee wafts in from the front door. Welcome to... Read More

Special breakfast for breast cancer

Welcome Bay's Bex Tereu is a woman constantly on the go, working at the Parenting Place, writing a blog and business column, and being mum to two children. When... Read More

Missing Matariki sister

With Matariki approaching, the gap in the line-up of the Matariki carvings on The Strand is being noticed. The carvings represent a Maori interpretation of the... Read More

A gown from past generation for future generation

It's a gown, the Killen gown, an elegant silk gown of 1870s vintage. It was worn by one of the region's first ladies, Mary Elizabeth Killen, and her image lives... Read More

When Katikati calls

'After 27 years in Tauranga we have decided to move on.” That's the thrust of a message to The Weekend Sun this week. It's both a message and an indictment... Read More