Local News

Give less to landfill this Christmas

With Kiwis generating an estimated 30% more waste during the festive season in New Zealand, Tauranga City Council is urging its residents to think smart before... Read More

Photographer honoured for shooting BoP history

A veteran Tauranga photographer - who has made an outstanding contribution to documenting the city's past through his career behind the camera - has been bestowed... Read More

Robotics brothers off to US comp

A Tauranga team have won the elementary school division of the national robotics competition and qualified for next year's VEX IQ World Championships in the... Read More

Wise watering tips for summer

With summer here and the ground starting to dry out, gardeners are relying more on the hose to feed their plants liquid gold. In Tauranga, as part of the... Read More

‘How to’ guide on not ruining the turkey

It is the most wonderful time of the year. And the busiest, as The Weekend Sun caught up with Tauranga's Big Smoke BBQ pitmaster Mike Jefferies. He sat down... Read More

Thrilling tennis for all to enjoy

A thrilling week of tennis is being served up in Tauranga when a world-class event returns to town on Monday, December 16. The EVES Open World Tennis Tour... Read More

Cheers to 50 years of friendship and fun!

Probus New Zealand is turning 50, and the four clubs in Tauranga have marked the milestone with special morning tea gatherings. They're also on the hunt for... Read More

Sky-high support for Kiwi Can

A student and a teacher at a Tauranga primary school are going to great heights to help give back to the Graeme Dingle Foundation's life skills and values programme,... Read More

Christmas dinner for all at St Peters in the City

St Peters in the City is hosting its Christmas dinner on December 25 and invites the whole community. Reverend Enosa Auva'a said the dinner from 5pm-7pm on... Read More

Bay of Plenty Rangers going to Japan

A group of eight GirlGuiding rangers from around the Bay of Plenty are preparing to head to Japan next year. The rangers are from three units - four from... Read More

Invasive shrimp found in Tauranga Harbour

The Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) has been detected for the first time in the Bay of Plenty region. A single shrimp was captured in a trap... Read More

Three Tauranga authors win Notable Book Awards

Three Tauranga authors have scored a hat trick, with all three winning Notable Book Awards. Rachel Weston, Susan Brocker and Angie Belcher were winners at... Read More