Local News
09:18am Fri 17 Apr, 2020
Alcohol use is up during the lock-down but harder drug use is probably down says those working on the front line of substance abuse in Tauranga and the Western... Read More
03:28pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga's Sikh community couldn't join together and pray on one of the biggest days of the year this week. But there was still food - lots of it. Monday was Vaisakhi... Read More
03:17pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty readers can still get their fill of local community news from The Weekend Sun even though we are not back in your letterboxes... Read More
02:09pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Port of Tauranga's newest and largest container crane has been moved into position. The Port's ninth ship-to-shore gantry crane arrived in parts... Read More
01:41pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
NZ Avocado have teamed up with dinner party pop-up professionals, Kitchen Takeover, to unite separated friends and family around virtual dining tables during lockdown. NZ... Read More
11:45am Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Spectacular sandcastles in Papamoa are sparking joy for beach walkers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Photos of sandcastles adorned with dragons, love hearts... Read More
08:34am Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Just because many of us are stuck at home, doesn't mean there is nothing to do. Many New Zealanders have taken to social media to share their tips of how... Read More
06:48am Thu 16 Apr, 2020
The Government has confirmed that the much debated Bayfair Underpass will be going ahead. Following "thorough investigations by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency",... Read More
09:47am Wed 15 Apr, 2020
Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is calling on the Government to start the process of a staged move out of Level 4 lockdown to save jobs, livelihoods and shore up the... Read More
09:02am Wed 15 Apr, 2020
At 89 years old, some of us might consider delegating the garden maintenance to someone a bit younger. Not Arnie Feierabend. And it has nothing to do with the... Read More
08:00am Tue 14 Apr, 2020
Police are warning the public after receiving a number of recent reports of an email extortion scam. The scammers send an email to victims telling them their... Read More
08:13am Fri 10 Apr, 2020
He grew up here and is a product of the Tauranga music scene. Joel Shadbolt and L.A.B is also the first band to hit the top of the Kiwi charts since Lorde's... Read More