There are some school experiences you never forget and, more often than not, the school production is one of them. Selwyn Ridge Primary School in Welcome Bay... Read More

They're called the 'book end generations' ­­- toddlers and the elderly - and they frequently never meet. But at Bethlehem Views retirement home in Tauranga,... Read More

'A great host and a great boss,” reads the hand-written note of gratitude from Vlad - a Ukrainian on a New Zealand kiwifruit picking experience. 'You... Read More

Last week The Weekend Sun shone the spotlight on three of our long-established theatres, each with their own fixed abode. This week we look at some of the... Read More

It wasn't just the wind, it was also the water, and it surged throughout the city. After Tacloban had been hit by Typhoon Haiyan, Julie McGowan was one of many... Read More

Peti Tuanau, 6, calls her Nana Gaye. To 65-year-old Rose Theobald she is simply Gaye. To both she is a teacher of an artistic dance form of which age is no barrier... Read More

It's more than having fun and climbing up a wall. And it's certainly more than mere child's play. They scale the wall akin to a superhero, clinging on for... Read More

If you're any good at charades or Pictionary, it might be a good idea to brush up on these skills before heading off on an overseas holiday. In Portugal, for... Read More

I may be lacking in laugh lines and life experiences, but for one night I got to experience what it was like being the ripe old age of 50. The Red Hat... Read More

It was a high tea in a hair dressing salon - a hair dressing academy to be precise. There were tiny cakes, cucumber sandwiches and lashings of pink. Pink... Read More

A Tauranga high school has reacted swiftly and unequivocally to unconfirmed reports of students harvesting suspicious mushrooms on the banks of a gully bordering... Read More

Hot rods and steampunk make for a heady mix and it's all coming to Tauranga this weekend for the Bay Rodders annual Winterblast. The event gets underway... Read More