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Body located in search for missing man

Police have this evening recovered a body near Mayor Island in the Bay of Plenty. The body was located and reported to Police by people out on a recreational... Read More

The road that wasn’t there

In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads - streets and towns that exist only on surveyors' maps. Or do they? Ralph McCubbin Howell has written... Read More

The search begins to find NZ’s best homes

Incredible homes throughout New Zealand will be under intense scrutiny, as judges travel the country to determine New Zealand's best builds. The process is all... Read More

Hanger, the voice of the community

A former Weekend Sun columnist, David Hanger, passed away on April 14, aged 88. Tauranga City Councillor and friend of David, Murray Guy, had a great relationship... Read More

Wahine on Water at Omanu

Omanu Surf Club is hosting Bay of Plenty's first Wāhine on Water IRB day on Sunday April 28. Wāhine on Water aims to get more females involved, competent... Read More

New partnership to deliver significant benefits

The new TECT / Acorn partnership, that sees the Acorn Foundation being listed as one of three options where consumers can target their TECT rebate, has been described... Read More

Joseph Millar aiming for 10.05

Joseph Millar, five-time New Zealand 100m and 200m champion and NZ's fastest man, is overcoming knock-backs to go after his goal of qualifying for the next Olympics. He's... Read More

Jude and Keegan enlivening Tauranga entertainment

I caught up with Jude de Silva and Keegan Millar at Totara St, where Keegan had just helped pack in for a gig later that evening. Across town they are running... Read More

Villainy rocking at Totara Street

Villainy lead singer Neill Fraser will be welcomed home when the New Zealand rock band play in Mount Maunganui on July 26 as part of their New Zealand tour. The... Read More

Does your new property check out?

The difficult thing about buying a home is knowing what you don't know. If you're a first-home buyer, or it's been a long time since you were last in the property... Read More

What‘s on - fishing, speedway, punk and powerboats

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! The weather forecast is for cloudy periods, with a northwest developing in the afternoon. It's a one-clothing layer day with... Read More

Truck related crashes need better investigations

The trucking industry wants changes to the government's road safety strategy to make sure road crashes are thoroughly investigated. The Ministry of Transport... Read More