It sounds like heresy coming from a couple of zero waste champions - they're preaching that recycling is not the be-all and end-all solution to the world's rubbish... Read More

The recent decision by hearings commissioner David Meade refusing a three-storey commercial/residential development in Farm St, Mount Maunganui signals a lack of... Read More

The dawn chorus is causing broken sleep and ill-feeling in the small coastal town of Maketu. But it's not the birds, it's the rumble of heavy diesel engines well... Read More

When it comes to cars, investment in safety isn't necessarily expensive, says NZTA road safety director Harry Wilson. Vehicle safety needs to be better prioritised... Read More

Artists from around New Zealand are being invited to submit design ideas that will be brought to life on telecommunications cabinets that are often the target of... Read More

In the coming weeks, The Weekend Sun and SunLive will be bringing you the best local 2017 General Election coverage. We'll be asking candidates what they and their... Read More

Surely it doesn't suggest Greerton is a hotbed of neo-Nazism? Or does the village simply have a healthy intellectual interest in 20th century German history and... Read More

He had half an idea of being a butcher, perhaps a taxidermist. Even an engraver, etching intricate scrollwork on firearms. It would have been a natural progression... Read More

Te Wharekura o Mauao is marking five years at its Bethlehem campus, in which time the school has gone from strength to strength. Prior to 2012, the Maori medium... Read More

This story, like many others published when the winter season rolls around, will focus on police asking motorists to do simple things to keep themselves and others... Read More

Forget trying to be 'normal' - just try to be you. That's the message for young autistics from two Tauranga residents who know more about the struggle to be themselves... Read More

'I cannot explain in words how much it means to me.” A passionate, gifted 16-year-old expressing her connection with music, with her trumpet. 'I love that... Read More