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Trucking success

Students from as far as lower Hutt and Auckland loaded up their family and hit the road in celebration of their academic achievements. More than 40 trades and... Read More

Helen Clark honours Tauranga Suffragist

Helen Clark received a warm welcome at The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga on Friday afternoon, where she planted three white camellias, as part of the Suffrage 125 commemorations... Read More

A day of causes and culture across the city

Two events held in Tauranga have managed to bring people from all different walks of life together, in one place. While the message and issue facing each event... Read More

Steamers fall agonisingly short in Napier

Starting the second half in second gear and conceding a last minute converted try has left the Bay of Plenty Steamers dealing with an agonising one point loss... Read More

Driving humour and heart to the Tauranga stage

Driving Miss Daisy, the much loved Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning play, hits the Detour Theatre stage on September 13. A moving story of friendship... Read More

Retirement village home to AIMS competitors

Following the successful experience in 2017, St. Bernard's College and Greenwood Park have once more teamed up for 2018. The AIMS Games team from St Bernard's... Read More

A house to call home

Ngohotu Tai and David Brown have pretty much been through it all when it comes to housing issues. They've lived in in motels, with whanau and in emergency housing;... Read More

Te Puke talent in the spotlight

Te Puke High School student Kohei Goto got his moment in the spotlight recently when he performed Rachmaninoff's Prelude Opus 3 No.2 in C-sharp minor at The Night... Read More

Mucking in at Merivale School

They hit The Weekend Sun with a mass mail dump to hammer home the message. Well, it was one big envelope containing 12 of the best letters written by the kids... Read More

A tribute to Rex Tomich

The stage came alive this week with over 30 schools from the Western Bay of Plenty participating in the annual Tauranga Primary Schools' Music Festival. This year's... Read More

Homicide investigation launches in Rotorua

Rotorua police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a woman overnight. Emergency services were called to the grounds of St Michaels School... Read More

Bay under 19s take big hopes to tournament

Bay of Plenty rugby's under 19s head to Taupo for the annual Jock Hobbs Memorial tournament with big hopes of a strong showing - including perhaps going all the... Read More