Business

Trusted to deliver kitchens way beyond expectation

Creative Kitchens & Interiors are renowned for hand-crafting the highest quality joinery and furniture, which they achieve using qualified craftsman and traditional... Read More

Building your home with integrity

Thorne Group is delighted to have been recognised for a second year running in the Most Trusted Business Awards - awarded the 2022 Most Trusted Home Builder for... Read More

Tauranga retail: can it get worse?

Contemporary Classics owner Grant Furniss says Tauranga's CBD retail is doomed without adequate crime control and parking, following thousands of dollars' worth... Read More

“Talk a little nicer to yourself today”

Amelia Grafas is endeavouring to change the negative way we often talk to ourselves with 'clothing that cares.” Four years ago, the 28-year-old Mount Maunganui... Read More

The details in donating

Two local charity op shops share their do's and don'ts when it comes to donating items at their stores. SPCA Op Shop manager Jill McDavitt and Centrepoint Op... Read More

Signs of CBD activity welcomed

Tauranga's CBD has experienced a decreased level in activity since the Omicron outbreak began, but with the country now at the Orange traffic light setting, has... Read More

Organic store springs back to life

The closure of a popular Tauranga organic store left staff worried about their future until two men with a passion for organics stepped in to fill the gap. Laura... Read More

Taking out the trash

The Government's proposed $124 million investment in recycling is a 'win for employment, climate and environment” says a local waste campaigner. Garbage... 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

Tauranga Council provides relief for businesses

Tauranga City Council will provide relief for small and medium sized businesses and community groups facing financial difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic. The... 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