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10:17am Fri 28 Apr, 2017
He was the sort of cop that if you were going to get nicked, or arrested, you would prefer it be by him. A straight talking no-nonsense cop, also an affable man... Read More
10:10am Fri 28 Apr, 2017
There's nothing like roadworks to graunch the gears of motorists. 'This project has been a shambles from its inception,” said one punter on the SunLive website. 'While... Read More
10:09am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
It was the day the Tauranga hairdresser sang for the forces' sweetheart herself. 'Vera just asked me if I knew any of her songs,” says Raewyn Fairweather.... Read More
10:03am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
The day after Mia did a bunk, a low pressure system descended over our work pod. The mood became distinctly grey, heavy and cheerless. It was like there had been... Read More
10:01am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
It's why Lions are Lions. To serve. It's why Neil Clarke is a Lion. 'Been a Lion since 1955,” the Mount Maunganui man says proudly. 'I was one of 22 foundation... Read More
09:59am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
Next weekend lining up at the pars at McLaren Falls' disc golf course could get a little squishy - with the country's keenest disc golfers flying into town for... Read More
09:55am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
Thousands of Bay of Plenty residents will wake in darkness and head to Anzac parades and services next Tuesday, April 25, to remember those who paid the ultimate... Read More
09:54am Fri 21 Apr, 2017
Last week The Weekend Sun met Doug Attrill - a 93-year-old with a war story - how his ship got bombed, how a skirmish with a Japanese submarine contributed to... Read More
10:36am Thu 13 Apr, 2017
It's the bugle call that ends the day. It's also the final salute to the fallen, to those killed in war. Haunting and moving. And on April 25, ANZAC Day, 'The Last... Read More
10:05am Thu 13 Apr, 2017
The finest jazz musicians from home and abroad will get Tauranga jumping and jiving and grooving this Easter Weekend with the return of National Jazz Festival. Today... Read More
09:57am Thu 13 Apr, 2017
The research was disgusting. The admission even more disgusting. And both caused jitters, little ripples of urea, chloride, sodium and potassium - piddle in other... Read More
09:51am Thu 13 Apr, 2017
Usually, we associate the glory of car racing to the man behind the wheel. But a lot of what goes on under the bonnet and at the hand of the spanner has a huge... Read More