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10:32am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
Smudging important documents and looking like an idiot while trying to figure out a can opener are just two of the many things left-handed people deal with on a... Read More
10:30am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
Tauranga will host the New Zealand International Film Festival at Rialto Cinemas from August 24 to September 17. More than 40 films are on offer, including foreign... Read More
10:29am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
A Mount Maunganui early childhood teacher has chopped off her 'messy mum bun” to donate to a good cause and give her young charges a lesson in the importance... Read More
10:28am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
Gate Pa Primary School students will taste the fruits of their labour soon. And by soon, we mean in a few years probably. The primary school was recently visited... Read More
10:20am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
The recent decision by hearings commissioner David Meade refusing a three-storey commercial/residential development in Farm St, Mount Maunganui signals a lack of... Read More
10:10am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Ensuring that the youth voice is heard in the small community of Matakana and Rangiwaea Islands is the aim of a new initiative by Te Awanui Hauora. The initiative... Read More
09:44am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Tauranga SPCA is encouraging residents to grab their wooden spoons and mixing bowls to support the 'sweetest' fundraiser of the year. Each year thousands of New... Read More
09:41am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
The movie is Charlie Chaplin's 'The Circus' - directed and produced by Chaplin, written by Chaplin and starring Chaplin 'The Little Tramp' himself. It's about the... Read More
09:40am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Artists from around New Zealand are being invited to submit design ideas that will be brought to life on telecommunications cabinets that are often the target of... Read More
09:38am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Formerly of Katikati, Auckland-based beat maker Montell2099 is making waves in the music world. Real name Montell Pinny, the electronic musician has been building... Read More
09:33am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
In the coming weeks, The Weekend Sun and SunLive will be bringing you the best local 2017 General Election coverage. We'll be asking candidates what they and their... Read More
09:32am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
All it took was the nudge from a wet nose and young Isaac Gray's life was turned around. From the big things like hospital visits to the small things like bath... Read More