With many retailers back in business, the Weekend Sun takes a look at the challenges and opportunities facing them. Rosalie Liddle Crawford talks to... Read More

    The focus around being able to purchase food and drink in a contactless way has shone the light on a small and effective Kiwi invention... Read More

Local lounges came alive with music on Tuesday night as Waihi-based singer/songwriter Sarah Spicer performed at a virtual gala for Tauranga’s Grief... Read More

If you enjoy sipping a fine craft gin or watching a classic movie under the stars, project and event specialists Amy Kemeys and Becks Clarke are the... Read More

A bit of Goodnight Kiwi nostalgia has been creatively woven into a new message to help New Zealanders transition back to work. Flair, a health and safety... Read More

A drawing of Mauao incorporating a multi-coloured kiwi, hongi and more than 20 flags has won the inaugural Tauranga Art in Schools competition for 2020. Jahren... Read More

Schools are looking forward to having their communities physically back together again when they open on Monday. “We’re excited to have... Read More

Professional circus performer Jason Butler has been doing a trick a day in May for the past three years. His online trickery goes under the hashtag #trickadaymay... Read More

On Monday afternoon, Maketu photographer Andy Belcher suddenly noticed huge storm clouds racing across the sky towards him. The rain and thunder had... Read More

Jeremy Thompson was digging his kumara up last week when he struck the big time. Amongst his generous crop of kumara was a whopper – a massive... Read More

To be or not to be, that is the question, asked Shakespeare. For retailers across the region, to open or not open - and how to open are some of the questions... Read More

Funeral directors are expecting a surge in memorial services in the Bay of Plenty after weeks of low-key send-offs. People have been unable to gather... Read More

Fundraising for Waipuna Hospice has taken a major hit over the last six weeks, with the Hospice Shop unable to trade. It will be up and running again... Read More

Turning 18 during a national lockdown hasn’t stopped Ngariki Tamainu from taking on other challenges. On April 17, the Tauranga Girls’ College... Read More

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... Read More