Local News
08:00am Tue 05 Jan, 2016
If you have a friend or family member with a disability, give them one of the greatest gifts this holiday season - the taste of salt water on their lips while they... Read More
08:02am Mon 04 Jan, 2016
Lifejackets, they're a rule not a choice. The personal flotation devices are a legal requirement for everyone on board. Remember, lifejackets only work if you wear... Read More
08:00am Sun 03 Jan, 2016
In the Sikh religion sharing with others is a social responsibility - and next month Tauranga's Sikh community is opening their arms, culture and traditions to... Read More
09:00am Sat 02 Jan, 2016
What do motocross and super saloons have in common? Speed. And there'll be plenty of fast-paced action at Metal Man Recyclers Baypark Family Speedway to start the... Read More
10:30am Fri 01 Jan, 2016
They fix them, fiddle with them, live them. Huge chunks of incomes go on mags, blowoff valves, spoilers, rotary engines, and sound systems. But they're not cars,... Read More
10:30am Fri 01 Jan, 2016
Nineteen-year-old trainee teacher Courtney Tilby has a vision. 'I want to ensure ever child in Ohlen will be in school.” It sounds like a simple vision, but... Read More
12:00pm Thu 31 Dec, 2015
Another year over, one full of great stories in The Weekend Sun about local news, sports, events, gardening, pets, food, and business. Here's a run-down of your... Read More
11:30am Thu 31 Dec, 2015
If you're hungover or in high spirits tomorrow afternoon have I got the event for you! The best way to spend New Year's Day in the Bay is setting up camp in Coronation... Read More
08:00am Thu 31 Dec, 2015
Mount Maunganui's Nathan Buchan is leaping into the New Year. He leaves NZ tomorrow to join an international team of entrepreneurs travelling 3500km up India by... Read More
02:23pm Tue 29 Dec, 2015
'Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,” says the Bible. But when that noise is more painful than joyful, when the noise is an ear-splitting worship band and... Read More
04:00pm Thu 24 Dec, 2015
It's that time of year when we let our hair down and celebrate the summer break, and Bay of Plenty Sexual Assault Support Services is encouraging people to stay... Read More
03:00pm Thu 24 Dec, 2015
An exclusive one-on-one, up-close and personal encounter with the fat chap in the red suit was bound to deliver some gems for The Weekend Sun reporter. And Santa... Read More