07:40am Sun 06 May, 2018
Here we are - the first Sunday in May. For many, this weekend is about duck shooting, but for those of you who aren't as outdoorsy, there's plenty to do around... Read More
03:40pm Sat 05 May, 2018
Baypark Family Speedway will see sparks, fireworks, and mud fly at its last event for the season. As well as the usual end-of-season $20,000 fireworks extravaganza... Read More
02:05pm Sat 05 May, 2018
With colours flying and swords drawn, the Western Bay of Plenty Cadet Unit, New Zealand's largest Cadet Corps unit, celebrated its 20th birthday by marching the... Read More
12:40pm Sat 05 May, 2018
I met Gary Sailey at one of Tauranga's Hindi celebrations. He saw me sitting alone among the large gathering of people and came over to say ‘hi', which is,... Read More
11:50am Sat 05 May, 2018
As the winter sports season gets underway The Weekend Sun speaks to one of the hundreds of local volunteers who help make children's sport possible in the Western... Read More
08:53am Sat 05 May, 2018
New Zealand cadets will be matching in unison across the Tauranga CBD in celebration of the unit's 20th birthday. More than 70 Western Bay of Plenty cadets, supported... Read More
03:59pm Thu 03 May, 2018
Te Puna Quarry Park has an all new look after being gifted a unique carving by a Tauranga artist. The new piece has been carved by Morris Wharekawa and is situated... Read More
03:07pm Thu 03 May, 2018
Members from Tauranga's Riding for the Disabled are some of many to be spotlighted as part of a programme which aims to give exposure to the community's most valuable... Read More
03:17pm Wed 02 May, 2018
It seems an unenviable and insurmountable task - ‘fighting poverty and social distress' and ‘transforming lives and reforming society' in New Zealand... Read More
07:06am Wed 02 May, 2018
Participants who conquered the Mount Everest Challenge earlier this year have been honoured in a special celebration at Waipuna Hospice. The challenge required... Read More
06:56am Mon 30 Apr, 2018
He was the prince - a ballet dancer from the potato and onion patch of Pukekohe. She was the princess - beautiful and graceful and crafting her ballet skills at... Read More
07:06am Sun 29 Apr, 2018
They say a man's moustache says a thousand things about him, with none of them being anything good. And with that in mind, there's a new ‘mo-ssiah' for a... Read More