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3:10:27 Tuesday 23 September 2025

Bay of Plenty under heavy rain watch

Tauranga lights up blue for sign language day

Lockdown film becomes worldwide streaming release

Te Puke group keeps children warm and spirits high

Armed police block road in dawn WBOP operation

LOCAL

Pay equity protests mark historic suffrage date

Weather warnings as heavy rain hits North Island

Kiwi charity turns scrap into life-saving stoves

A New Zealand charity is turning scrap metal into lifesaving...

Teenager claims breakthrough golf title at Mount

Cooper Moore has held his composure to seal a maiden Jennian...

Cause of Tauranga house fire under investigation

The cause of a house fire in Matua this morning is under...

Tauranga basketballer survives sepsis battle

Taylor Harris' life changed in an instant. The fit..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Major upgrades planned for SH29

Two vehicle crashes over half hour period

Driving the right speed over fresh chip seal

Motorists are being encouraged to keep their driving speed...

Nose to tail crash on SH29A near Maungatapu

Emergency services are attending a vehicle crash on State...

VIDEOS

Gun spotted in car turns out to be a toy

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

COUNCIL

Tauranga lights up blue for sign language day

20-minute free parking approved for Tauranga

Dog reunited with owner after months apart

Tauranga City Council's Animal Services team is celebrating...

Tauranga’s school holiday events guide

The upcoming school holidays will be action-packed in Tauranga...

BLOGS

In the beginning

Weather Eye with John Maunder Following the death...

Slap ‘em with cruel and unusual

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Their problem is our...

Old school blues-rock, modern jazz

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Let's...

A weekend of heartbreak for Kiwi sports fans

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Life...

‘So old and insulting…’

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny When you put yourself...

Albums galore out to explore

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz There...

The heavyweight who twice fought Muhammad Ali

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A...

Fling him over the fence!

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was a dark, hot...