City Life
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
Tauranga's Turban Day this weekend invites locals to experience the vibrant traditions of Sikh culture - and even try on a turban themselves. From 11am-2.30pm... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
The Weekend Sun thanks Jamie Troughton of Dscribe Services for his video interview of Ian Robinson, which formed the basis of this story. There's a saying... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
James Denyer has officially started his second term as Western Bay of Plenty Mayor, after being sworn in at the council's inaugural meeting of the new term... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
A Pyes Pā dog behaviourist is closing the doors to her pet lodge so that she can tour the country and educate parents about dog aggression. Dog Logic training... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
A large metal dragon that mysteriously appeared at Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay has mysteriously vanished - but possibly not for good. The 1.2m sculpture,... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Imagine walking along Mount Maunganui beach at sunrise and hearing the delicate notes of a white baby grand piano floating across the sand. This month, audiences... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Club (TMMEC) is calling 'all aboard” to Bay of Plenty residents - as their Night Fright Trains return this Halloween. Tauranga... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Mount Maunganui's Mila Piatek was sitting on the sideline with a gymnastics injury, watching her twin brother race up a rock wall, when she decided she could... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Thousands of people from across the country and overseas are expected to visit Tauranga for the local Punjabi community's annual sports tournament. The event... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
With surf lifeguards returning to Mount Maunganui, Omanu, and Pāpāmoa beaches this Labour Weekend, beachgoers are being urged to follow some simple but potentially... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
An iwi-led conservation movement is reshaping the Kaimai Mamaku landscape, blending mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge) with ecological science... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Families can look forward to an exciting line-up of free events at this year's Tauranga Arts Festival — from hands-on creativity to musical surprises and... Read More