City Life

Early bird tickets selling fast

The Early Bird Special Offer sales for the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival are well and truly on for the month of June with keen festival-goers snapping up... Read More

Get involved with the Coastguard

Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard processes more than 30,000 radio calls throughout the year with its radio room in operation from 6.45am-6pm, seven days a week. There... Read More

Muddy good fun for kids

Hundreds of Bay of Plenty children are already waiting for the chance to get splattered in mud next year after experiencing the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge... Read More

New sponsorship for young aspiring athletes

A new initiative to support young budding sports stars in the Bay of Plenty has been created by a local, family-operated real estate company. Kirsty and Blair... Read More

Knitters keep thousands covered

As Bay residents feel the cold bite this month, a nationwide organisation encourages them to pick up their knitting needles to cover those who will battle freezing... Read More

Papamoa’s new op shop

A new op shop has hit Papamoa - and one of the manager's wages are going towards raising funds for a local youth group. Co-manager Lynda Behrent says herself... Read More

Would you ‘dare to bare’ for hospice?

Waipuna Hospice's annual Shorts 4 Hospice is back, and it's expected to be bigger, brighter, and better than ever. Fundraising executive Wayne Bloxham says this... Read More

A uniquely Te Puke Matariki

Te Puke's second annual Matariki celebration is set to be a jam-packed, two days' worth of events filled with culture, music and kai on June 23-24. The kaupapa... Read More

Kites sending karakia into the sky

Some of New Zealand's 'big kite flyers' will be attending this year's Matariki Kite Day at Matua on Sunday afternoon flying their spectacular world-class kites. ... Read More

The story of the Bayfair underpass revival

With the Bayfair underpass - which runs under State Highway 2 - now open to the public for use, The Weekend Sun caught up with one group which worked hard work... Read More

Grasping for gold

Bay of Plenty may be home to the next speed climbing Olympian thanks, in part, to the community's support in constructing a brand new inside training wall. 'We've... Read More

Big dreams making a splash

Imagine having one dream. One dream that is on your mind every day and has been on your mind every day since you were six years old. For Zyleika Pratt-Smith,... Read More