City Life
08:02am Fri 08 May, 2020
Derek Jacomb, the untroubled troubadour of Te Puna, has filmed a different song every day for 42 days, wearing a new hat and shirt for each video. The result is... Read More
08:01am Fri 08 May, 2020
Polar Dessert Bar is the latest to be featured in the No Place Like Home series, sponsored by Tourism Bay of Plenty. Ian and Pam White, the couple behind Polar... Read More
08:00am Fri 08 May, 2020
Tenants who are unsure of their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic are being urged to contact the Citizens Advice Bureau. Tauranga Bureau manager Kim Saunders... Read More
11:45am Tue 05 May, 2020
Up to 29,000 new residents and 14,000 new jobs are expected in Tauranga's central area over the next 30+ years. Tauranga City Council says significant changes... Read More
07:23am Fri 01 May, 2020
The restaurant business is a challenging one at the moment but one local operator is still finding a way to 'pay it forward'. Rohan McClosky is adapting to a new... Read More
08:42am Wed 29 Apr, 2020
The move to Alert Level 3 is seeing a change of how Tauranga businesses are now operating. Many business that were forced to close during lockdown, have... Read More
12:49pm Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Anzac Day commemorations have probably never been easier, more interactive or more personal than they will be on Saturday. For starters many people in Tauranga... Read More
12:34pm Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Mount Maunganui RSA chaplain Rev Marie Gilpin would normally be very involved in Anzac Day Dawn and Civic Services. In fact she usually holds services all week... Read More
11:37am Fri 24 Apr, 2020
Three appointments were made to the board of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust this week. Emma Gardiner, Rosemary Protheroe and Steven Farrant are the new trustees... Read More
04:35pm Tue 21 Apr, 2020
The long night of lockdown is over and The Weekend Sun is coming back over the horizon. Expect it in your letterbox on May 1. Tauranga and the Western Bay's... Read More
03:28pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga's Sikh community couldn't join together and pray on one of the biggest days of the year this week. But there was still food - lots of it. Monday was Vaisakhi... Read More
03:17pm Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty readers can still get their fill of local community news from The Weekend Sun even though we are not back in your letterboxes... Read More