Entertainment

Falling in love with love

'It would have been a long time in the planning; it probably would have cost a lot of money, but it would have been a very happy day.” And on the back of... Read More

Diesel spill on Eleventh Ave

Reports are coming in about a diesel spill near Eleventh Ave. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the road is quite slippery. "The spill has made the... Read More

Weekend Sun swells Sallie congregation

'No doubt about it,” says Sallie Laurie Bell. 'One story in The Weekend Sun and we more than doubled the congregation at our Memorial Park Easter Sunday dawn... Read More

What's on? Retrace your origins

Good morning SunLive readers, and welcome to a rainy Saturday. Luckily for you, it's not meant to stick around all day and these rainy periods are set to gradually... Read More

Brand new Beemer for Jack

Jack van der Meer was going to ride his new bike home from Totara Street in Mount Maunganui where he picked up his prize from Mount Motorcycles, to Otumoetai -... Read More

Artist spruces up Chorus cabinet

A local artist is turning a bleak-looking Chorus cabinet into a work of art. Juanita-Louisa Karora (Jlo) started painting the cabinet at Fashion Island in Papamoa... Read More

Hopping on the Bayhopper

Yesterday morning I decided to catch a Bayhopper bus from Maunganui Road to The Strand. I used to work in a medical laboratory in Newtown, Wellington, and daily... Read More

Signing the treaty 178 years ago

Today, April 10, is a significant date in the history of Tauranga. It's largely unknown and unrecognised that one of the nine Treaty of Waitangi sheets was signed... Read More

Tagger turned talented artist

Ten years ago he was made to scrub his drawings from the old Paeroa skate bowl. Today he's being paid to paint a mural at the town's new skate park at Railway Reserve.... Read More

If it quacks it must be the duck races

It's a precursor to the 2018 duck shooting season. But be reassured - no mallards, shovelers or paradise ducks will be harmed in the running of this event. It's... Read More

What’s On? Vintage Machines & Records

Good morning, SunLive readers, and welcome to Sunday. It's been a week since daylight savings ended, so you should all be used to your new sleep pattern and the... Read More

Crank Up Day returns to Katikati

With technology sleek, plastic, and eco-friendly these days, there's a certain charm to older machines from a bygone era. Fans of vintage tractors and other heavy... Read More