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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The final push to raise the last $250,000 needed for the construction of Katikati's Abbeyfield House is underway with a series of events announced. Abbeyfield... Read More

Today, a bar in a Tauranga suburb with a social conscious is giving pokies the boot. The Matua Bar is saying goodbye to the colorful flashing lights, eager... Read More

An estimated 300 singers with an average age of 83 will be performing for charity at the second annual Bay of Plenty Villages Music Festival in August. At... Read More

Music is very important to one Tauranga family, as it brings them together. Both parents, as well as aunts, uncles and cousins have musical talent in the Tie... Read More