Local News

New school on track for 2019

Excitement is building in Pyes Pa and The Lakes as the community gets set to welcome a new primary school in February. While the buildings of Taumata School are... Read More

Empowering effects

It can be distressing to live with a chronic condition such as endometriosis. The physical and emotional effects can be serious and far-reaching and often affect... Read More

Trying something new this spring

It's time for women in the Bay to put a spring in their step and try something new. Sport Bay of Plenty is encouraging women to try a new sport or recreational... Read More

Te Puke talent in the spotlight

Te Puke High School student Kohei Goto got his moment in the spotlight recently when he performed Rachmaninoff's Prelude Opus 3 No.2 in C-sharp minor at The Night... Read More

Valuable lessons learned from a kicking

It was the Coastline Mariner's first representative rugby league outing for two or three years, and they got 'pumped' 46-10. But the score didn't matter for much,... Read More

Mucking in at Merivale School

They hit The Weekend Sun with a mass mail dump to hammer home the message. Well, it was one big envelope containing 12 of the best letters written by the kids... Read More

Doug Attrill – a fierce and formidable foe

'I'm headed west soon, had enough, nothing left to live for.” So, Tuesday week ago, when Able Seaman Geoffrey Douglas Attrill, RNZN 2349, calmly announced... Read More

Warriors back in play-offs after seven long years

The Warriors are in the NRL top eight play-offs for the first time since 2011, when they went all the way to the Grand Final before losing to Manley Sea Eagles. On... Read More

Fifth and final

For as long as Isaac Schuler can remember, September has always been about the AIMS Games. Sure, there was a bit of rugby thrown in during his early years, when... Read More

Steamers success heightens stadium demand

It's one of those moments to decide which side of history you want to be on. It's not a question of if, but when, the city gets a sports stadium, says Tauranga... Read More

Delivery key to football talent development

The visit of Northern League division one champions Melville United to Links Ave a couple of weeks ago to take on the Bay of Plenty's highest ranked football club... Read More

Happy days at last for Bay of Plenty rugby

It has not been easy supporting the Bay of Plenty Steamers over the years. It has mostly been a case of 'Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere”,... Read More