Dog expert shuts lodge to teach aggression risks
Measles outbreak: Low vaccination rates in BOP
Baypark Speedway launches 2025-2026 season

Fresh twists added to Te Puke’s Halloween event

Rotorua Mayor hopes Blue Baths can reopen

LOCAL

Homicide investigation launched in Te Puke

Labour Day weather: Cold snap brings heavy rain
Te Puke groups unite on $5m movement HQ

A group of organisations have come together with a dream...
Scary rides in the park in the dark…

Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Club (TMMEC) is calling...
Williamson returns as Blackcaps face England

The Blackcaps take on England today at Bay Oval in Mount...
Teen climber’s Olympic dream

Mount Maunganui's Mila Piatek was sitting on the sideline..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

One dead after crash in Morrinsville

SH29 works ramp up as Tauriko West plans evolve
Bus crash blocks lane near Tauranga

A bus has crashed at Pyes Pa near Tauranga. A police...
Road workers abused, hit, ignored by drivers

A survey of road workers has found many are routinely abused,...

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

Rotorua Mayor hopes Blue Baths can reopen

Tourists help pull dumped fishing net from harbour
Whakatāne council joins regional tourism group

Whakatāne District Council has become an associate member...
Maketū man earns council win after 3-year wait

It's been more than three years since he threw his hat in...

BLOGS

Ten years of Totara Street

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz For...
Ice cream and inflamed organs

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Christmas Day 1976...
Choose your friends wisely when you’re young!

Who you hang out with matters more than you think. As a teenager, you're shaping...
Grayling takes helm of NZ wrestling

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A...
Understanding severe osteoarthritis – Part 2

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Last...
A man torn…

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny What to do? Blue and...
What’s the big deal about the regional deal?

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale The...
Groovy instrumental grooves

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

27-Oct 11:45

Measles outbreak: Low vaccination rates in BOP

27-Oct 11:20

Fresh twists added to Te Puke’s Halloween event

27-Oct 10:00

Baypark Speedway launches 2025-2026 season

27-Oct 09:00

Rotorua Mayor hopes Blue Baths can reopen

27-Oct 08:00

Labour Day weather: Cold snap brings heavy rain

27-Oct 07:05

Te Puke groups unite on $5m movement HQ

27-Oct 06:00

Dog expert shuts lodge to teach aggression risks

26-Oct 14:00

Scary rides in the park in the dark…

26-Oct 13:00

Homicide investigation launched in Te Puke

26-Oct 10:00

Williamson returns as Blackcaps face England

26-Oct 09:15

Avo Fest’s celebrity chef revealed!

26-Oct 08:30

One dead after crash in Morrinsville
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Do you think Tauranga should invest more in infrastructure to support the growing cruise ship tourism industry?

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