Local News
08:19am Fri 31 May, 2024
After yet another meeting earlier this week to stop median barriers that will restrict access to their homes, residents of Work Rd and Lund Rd wait with bated breath... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
Saying goodbye to nearly 40 years of Anglican ministry - including 12 years based at St George's Anglican Church at Gate Pā - is a decision Reverend John Hebenton... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
For the third year in a row, the Weekend Sun photographer John Borren has been named Best Photographer at the New Zealand Community Newspaper Association Awards. The... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
Two enlightening workshops in Tauranga next month will be hosted for professionals and parents to better support children affected by suicide. Grief Support Services... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
Orange orbs of light float and radiate in the depths of darkness. Is it a trick of the light? Or could it be something more? Esco-tera coffee club Tauranga is... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
A ferry service between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga could be on the way in 2025. Auckland water taxi company Hauraki Express is prepared to build two ferries... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
People travelling along Pāpāmoa's Gravatt Road at night could be forgiven for thinking a timelord from a long-running British television series is arriving. The... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
After a short hiatus, Mount Busking Festival is making a bold return this King's Birthday weekend. Taking over Maunganui Rd for the weekend, organisers say residents... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
More than 18,000 teeny tiny tiles have come together to form a glittering ode to the place they love to call home. Phil and Katie Maber are proud 'Mounties”... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
The Tauranga SPCA is $300 richer thanks to mistakes made by Pāpāmoa bowlers. The bowling club at Gordon Spratt Reserve fines its bowlers a gold coin whenever... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
One year on from the loss of their team mate Tere Livingstone - aka 'Ted” - the Pāpāmoa Bulldogs club is hosting a rugby league festival to share the game... Read More
08:00am Fri 31 May, 2024
It's not often your mum is your director in a musical - but for Paige and Matt Henderson, it's second nature. Their mother, Toni Henderson, is the founder of the... Read More