Local News
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
A new programme supporting teenage boys growing up without fathers has launched in Tauranga, backed by an $8000 grant from the Bay of Plenty Education Trust. The... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
The countdown is on for Envirohub Bay of Plenty's much-anticipated Climate Action Festival 2025, returning for its third year from November 9-16. The week-long... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
A charity that raises funds for high-impact, New Zealand-based medical research to help save, extend and improve the lives of children is hosting its first lottery. Cure... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
A fusion of fire, fashion, and performance art will ignite Tauranga next weekend as Elemental Events returns for its third year, promising a night of immersive... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
This month the Child Cancer Foundation is once again inviting Kiwis to bring meaning and heart into their homes by supporting its annual tea towel fundraiser. In... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
An all-ladies singers group is inviting the community to its annual concert this month, which will support the work of a local charity that supports women in... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
Who would have thought that too many kittens could be a problem? But this has become an unfortunate reality for Tauranga's The Kitten Orphanage. It has been... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust (OKT) welcomes volunteers to get involved in its forest workday this Sunday, from 8.45am to 2pm. Those keen to help out should meet... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
A new connection is set to open in Tauriko with the completion of the fourth and final leg of the State Highway 29 Redwood Lane roundabout. The roundabout,... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
Tauranga's Turban Day this weekend invites locals to experience the vibrant traditions of Sikh culture - and even try on a turban themselves. From 11am-2.30pm... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
The Weekend Sun thanks Jamie Troughton of Dscribe Services for his video interview of Ian Robinson, which formed the basis of this story. There's a saying... Read More
09:00am Fri 07 Nov, 2025
James Denyer has officially started his second term as Western Bay of Plenty Mayor, after being sworn in at the council's inaugural meeting of the new term... Read More