City Life
01:26pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Another Christmas, another splurge of unbudgeted spending, and more families stretched beyond their financial limits. 'November was our busiest month this year,”... Read More
01:23pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
At 18-years-old, Phoebe Robinson, better known as Jeremiah, was one of many who took part in a youth mentor programme for one of Mount Maunganui's most iconic festivals. Now,... Read More
01:21pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Sweet as, flash, stink, knackered and wicked. We all know what those words mean, right? Wrong. If you're learning to speak English in New Zealand it's enough to... Read More
01:18pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
The Labour Party is establishing a permanent and very visible presence in their Tauranga heartland. The party, which now boasts four MPs across the Bay of Plenty... Read More
01:11pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Two houses - one in Katikati and one in Papamoa - have been chosen as the winners of The Weekend Sun Christmas Lights Drive for 2017. The winners, judged by a panel... Read More
01:10pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Are you considering adding four paws to your family this Christmas? Tauranga SPCA's Christmas adopt-a-thon is on Saturday, December 16 from 10.30am to 4pm at the... Read More
01:08pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
For some students at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, this week marked the apex of their academic journey with graduation ceremonies taking place in the city.... Read More
01:07pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is enjoying being back in parliament, and is looking forward to tackling some key issues next year. The second-term MP chatted to The... Read More
01:04pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
Tauranga Yacht Club hosted an unusual request recently, with a crew from BBC television series Coast visiting to see what is in the water that produces so many... Read More
03:09pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
The barber made it happen. It was Francis Hutchings from Bay Barbers in Picadilly Arcade - she got 100-year-old Alf Rendell out of her chair and back into the passenger... Read More
03:08pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Surf lifesaving's Mount Monster will open a new dimension next week, with the Mini Monster set to showcase the best junior talent around. The Dexion-sponsored endurance... Read More
03:03pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
In supercalifragilisticexpialidocious news, humanitarian Chloe Wright has been named Patron of the New Zealand Spelling Bee. Now in its 13th year, the New Zealand... Read More