Entertainment

Silent sentinels of social distancing

For one day, staring out at sea, eight totara pou caught the attention of walkers who had ventured from their home bubbles to walk along Papamoa beach during the... Read More

Restaurant owner pays it forward

The restaurant business is a challenging one at the moment but one local operator is still finding a way to 'pay it forward'. Rohan McClosky is adapting to a new... Read More

There‘s no place like home

The Weekend Sun and Tourism Bay of Plenty have teamed up for the 'No Place Like Home' campaign. We will be profiling some of our sensational little businesses... Read More

Contactless combat training

Space for back-fist strikes, axe kicks, internet and a device, is all that's needed to participate in The Martial Arts Academy's live online classes. 'We don't... Read More

Anzac Day: Music from the heart

Grandpa's House - a new song for ANZAC Day from Nigel Masters and the Kokomo team. Commemorating ANZAC Day 2020, Tauranga, New Zealand - Written and Performed... Read More

Big growth in Tauranga Art Gallery usage

Three appointments were made to the board of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust this week. Emma Gardiner, Rosemary Protheroe and Steven Farrant are the new trustees... Read More

Business time for the Weekend Sun

The long night of lockdown is over and The Weekend Sun is coming back over the horizon. Expect it in your letterbox on May 1. Tauranga and the Western Bay's... Read More

Relax with the Weekend Sun

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty readers can still get their fill of local community news from The Weekend Sun even though we are not back in your letterboxes... Read More

Arts Festival puts poetry in motion

Tauranga Arts Festival has added 'Home-made Poetry' to its web-based 'arts at home' line-up with locals or past guests of the festival being filmed reading work... Read More

Topping the charts with a different beat

He grew up here and is a product of the Tauranga music scene. Joel Shadbolt and L.A.B is also the first band to hit the top of the Kiwi charts since Lorde's... Read More

Migrants speak through words and art

Local writer Nina Payne is one of 25 migrants who have contributed to the book, Mixed: Creative Writing by Newcomers to Our Shores. An author with two previously... Read More

Book worms turn to crime in lock-down

Mystery, crime and thrillers are leading the way when it comes to reading habits over the past few weeks. Online borrowers are particularly enjoying contemporary... Read More