The Weekend Sun

Architect builds school tree hut

Bethlehem College Primary School students are waiting in eager anticipation for the opening of their new playground. They have had to make do with a small sandpit... Read More

Sharing a love of music

The electronic age has finally come to the humble piano accordion.Bruce Collier of Tauranga has been playing his electronic piano accordion for the last five years.... Read More

Road fears spark barrier demand

Bethlehem residents are demanding metal barriers be installed on a section of State Highway 2 before a pedestrian is killed by fast moving cars travelling along... Read More

Paying for coffee culture

Coffee culture in New Zealand has seen some 'phenomenal changes” according to a Tauranga coffee batch roaster. Excelso Coffee owner Jeff Evans has been an... Read More

Finding political voice

Bethlehem College student Matt Smalberger's ideas about how to improve youth participation in politics could see him learning about government in Wellington.He is... Read More

Fuel prices quadruple scooter sales

Rising fuel price is creating a big demand for scooters in the Western Bay, with sales at one Tauranga outlet quadrupling in the last six weeks. Turmoil in the Middle... Read More

Easter book sale bonanza

Load up on reading material at the 23rd annual Tauranga Rotary Easter book sale this weekend at the Seeka Coolstores in Mount Maunganui. The sale features more than... Read More

Schools keen for break

The extra week in term one because of the Rugby World Cup, may have created a few irritable teenagers, but it also meant there was more time to get things done. Otumoetai... Read More

Guards back on track

Mauao park ranger Mark Ray is warning security guards will be brought back to monitor the closed tracks if people continue breaching barriers. Barriers are still... Read More

One traffic light breach a minute

Western Bay of Plenty police are concerned more motorists are flouting traffic light rules - a fear backed up by findings of intersection watch carried out by The... Read More

Finger food and acts of god

In the news this week is the story of a man who cooked and ate one of his fingers. This has caused quite some consternation among folk who don't like the idea.... Read More

Crusader fans remember their hero

When the Chiefs square off against the Crusaders tonight, Tania Cochrane will be thinking of the biggest Crusaders fan she knew - her husband, Stephen.Stephen Cochrane... Read More