Local News
06:30am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Rain or shine, State Highway 2 residents are ready to protest once again for their right to turn into the side roads. Median barriers are being installed... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Mackenzie Wagstaff is sworn to secrecy. The Year 13 Mount Maunganui College student is helping to prepare a top secret orienteering course for this year's Zespri... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
With only one week left to snap up early-bird tickets for the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival on November 14-17, festival enthusiasts are activating their... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Pāpāmoa's Heavenly Gifts Op Shop is celebrating their second birthday, and their fundraising efforts to generously donate of $100,000 for Pāpāmoa youth. Shop... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Merivale Community Centre staff and volunteers are determined to keep their services running for those who need them - despite temporarily not having a building... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Work on installing median barriers to prevent right-hand turns on State Highway 2, between Waihī and Ōmokoroa, is going ahead as planned. In response... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
A film festival aimed at primary school children - and directed by a Tauranga 13-year-old - is on in the city during the school holiday at a new venue. This... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Tauranga Netball Centre is on the move to Baypark after residing at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park for more than 40 years. The move was given the green light... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
Voting is now open to decide who will fill Western Bay of Plenty District Council's vacant Maketu-Te Puke councillor and Ōmokoroa Community Board seats. Candidates... Read More
06:00am Fri 05 Jul, 2024
She's had people gaping and guessing - who's the young horsewoman riding sidekick to Johnny, the city's famed horseman? Last week The Weekend Sun introduced... Read More
10:24am Thu 27 Jun, 2024
At Ōtūmoetai College she's 'very blended” - unobtrusive. But outside the classroom, beyond the school gates, 15-year-old Tia Tane has her 'different... Read More
10:00am Thu 27 Jun, 2024
Te Puke Kiwicoast Lions Club members have been working tirelessly since January to collect and sort thousands of books - now it's time for the reading worms... Read More