City Life

Trying something new this spring

It's time for women in the Bay to put a spring in their step and try something new. Sport Bay of Plenty is encouraging women to try a new sport or recreational... Read More

Te Puke talent in the spotlight

Te Puke High School student Kohei Goto got his moment in the spotlight recently when he performed Rachmaninoff's Prelude Opus 3 No.2 in C-sharp minor at The Night... Read More

Valuable lessons learned from a kicking

It was the Coastline Mariner's first representative rugby league outing for two or three years, and they got 'pumped' 46-10. But the score didn't matter for much,... Read More

Mucking in at Merivale School

They hit The Weekend Sun with a mass mail dump to hammer home the message. Well, it was one big envelope containing 12 of the best letters written by the kids... Read More

Doug Attrill – a fierce and formidable foe

'I'm headed west soon, had enough, nothing left to live for.” So, Tuesday week ago, when Able Seaman Geoffrey Douglas Attrill, RNZN 2349, calmly announced... Read More

Warriors back in play-offs after seven long years

The Warriors are in the NRL top eight play-offs for the first time since 2011, when they went all the way to the Grand Final before losing to Manley Sea Eagles. On... Read More

Delivery key to football talent development

The visit of Northern League division one champions Melville United to Links Ave a couple of weeks ago to take on the Bay of Plenty's highest ranked football club... Read More

Happy days at last for Bay of Plenty rugby

It has not been easy supporting the Bay of Plenty Steamers over the years. It has mostly been a case of 'Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere”,... Read More

Books aplenty

Whether you love immersing yourself in a good romcom or sci-fi novel, or simply enjoy flicking through a classic picture book, there's something for everyone at... Read More

Kiwi chef bringing healthy eating tour to the Bay

What came first, the chicken or the egg? According to the British Nutrition Foundation, 41 per cent of children under the age of eight don't know where eggs come... Read More

Crazy speed, debts and redemption

'Quocunque jeceris stabi' - motto of the Isle of Man, 600 square kilometres of motorcycling heaven, or motorcycling graveyard, in the Irish Sea. 'Officially it... Read More

Drummer to be recognised at annual music festival

When Tauranga's primary schools take to the stage at Baycourt next week for their annual music festival there will be a familiar face missing. Rex Tomich has... Read More