Entertainment
01:29pm Fri 29 Dec, 2017
Canadian musician Bryan Adams was just 10-years-old in the summer of 1969. So was he really saying the 'Summer of '69' was the best days of his life in his chart-topping... Read More
10:10am Fri 22 Dec, 2017
The bay is all set and ready for jam-packed summer boasting some of the nation's most iconic music festivals and events. Kicking it all off are Kiwi favourites... Read More
10:07am Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Kevin Jeffares has been robbed in Rio, robbed in Buenos Aires, robbed in La Paz and stranded in Caracus. The 80-year-old has certainly had his share of scrapes... Read More
10:03am Fri 22 Dec, 2017
Everyone has a favourite beach and Waihi Beach is mine. Nine kilometres of flat, golden sand, often described as the gateway to the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty. ... Read More
01:29pm Fri 15 Dec, 2017
It all started with Carols by Candlelight in a private garden. Fast forward 20 years and the Katikati Twilight Concerts have become an institution in the town,... 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
01:11pm 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
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
03:07pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Christmas carols performed at dusk in Te Puna Quarry Park has become a local tradition, with the annual Carols in the Quarry event set to happen again on Friday,... 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
02:58pm Fri 08 Dec, 2017
Returning to Tauranga's Christmas in the Park this year is one of Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia's most memorable tricky box sculptures. The Tricky Box Tree... Read More