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05:13pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
When you walk into the mass of colourful ukulele players at Jack Dusty's Ale House on any Monday evening, it's almost impossible to picture the humble beginnings... Read More
04:15pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
Tauranga will finally get the museum it has 'deserved for so long” after two decades of talking about it. The civic whare, exhibition gallery and museum... Read More
02:18pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
The festive season has officially arrived, and the excitement is building in Katikati with the return of Santa's Christmas Grotto. Kicking off with a special... Read More
02:16pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
Live Well Waihī Beach has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious 2025 Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year Ngā Pou Whirinaki o te Tau National... Read More
02:12pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
01:00pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
12:00pm Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
11:00am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
10:00am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
09:00am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
08:00am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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
07:00am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
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