When Heather Burns entered the front door of the Waipuna Hospice Charity Shop at Mount Maunganui one morning recently, it was 'a complete mess”. The... Read More

After delaying its opening until the end of daylight saving, the Te Puna Indoor Bowls Club is starting back up. 'Yes, at long last we are getting out our... Read More

The Campbells have never cooked Ukrainian cuisine at their café before - but the family is ready to serve up a feast of delicacies this weekend to fundraise... Read More

Unmaintained berms and verges have hit the headlines again with dissatisfied residents still fed up with overgrown grass. However, April 1 brings positive... Read More

The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has launched a major fundraising appeal after a 'double-whammy' of a summer. One of the busiest patrol seasons on... Read More

After five terms as a Western Bay of Plenty councillor, Don Thwaites feels it's time to 'step up or step aside”. That is why he is only running for... Read More

Inflation and the effects of Covid are hitting community organisations and charities hard, according to research by SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for... Read More

With a mission of further enriching lives and empowering those challenged with disability or who are at risk in our community, Tauranga Riding for Disabled... Read More

Dr Martin Earles is turning his veterinarian expertise to new, exciting and exotic challenges by caring for Tauranga's more unusual pets and birds. On Tuesday... Read More

With Tauranga City Library opening at He Puna Manawa this Monday, April 4, The Weekend Sun is completing its series on the iconic community facility by covering... Read More

Keen surfers Felix Hirling and David Seidel are paddling all the way from Mayor Island to Mount Maunganui Main Beach in the name of reaching their $6000... Read More

Tasting and chasing cheese, and touring the factory it was made in is on a platter for those signed up to one of 19 events in the Flavours of Plenty Festival,... Read More