Local News
10:20am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
The recent decision by hearings commissioner David Meade refusing a three-storey commercial/residential development in Farm St, Mount Maunganui signals a lack of... Read More
10:10am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Ensuring that the youth voice is heard in the small community of Matakana and Rangiwaea Islands is the aim of a new initiative by Te Awanui Hauora. The initiative... Read More
09:44am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Tauranga SPCA is encouraging residents to grab their wooden spoons and mixing bowls to support the 'sweetest' fundraiser of the year. Each year thousands of New... Read More
09:41am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
The movie is Charlie Chaplin's 'The Circus' - directed and produced by Chaplin, written by Chaplin and starring Chaplin 'The Little Tramp' himself. It's about the... Read More
09:40am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Artists from around New Zealand are being invited to submit design ideas that will be brought to life on telecommunications cabinets that are often the target of... Read More
09:38am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Formerly of Katikati, Auckland-based beat maker Montell2099 is making waves in the music world. Real name Montell Pinny, the electronic musician has been building... Read More
09:33am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
In the coming weeks, The Weekend Sun and SunLive will be bringing you the best local 2017 General Election coverage. We'll be asking candidates what they and their... Read More
09:32am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
All it took was the nudge from a wet nose and young Isaac Gray's life was turned around. From the big things like hospital visits to the small things like bath... Read More
09:23am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Surely it doesn't suggest Greerton is a hotbed of neo-Nazism? Or does the village simply have a healthy intellectual interest in 20th century German history and... Read More
09:20am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
Having a new baby can leave you feeling overwhelmed and tired beyond belief. Trying to decide 'what's for dinner?' can be one of the hardest things to deal with... Read More
12:37pm Fri 28 Jul, 2017
He had half an idea of being a butcher, perhaps a taxidermist. Even an engraver, etching intricate scrollwork on firearms. It would have been a natural progression... Read More
12:36pm Fri 28 Jul, 2017
Te Wharekura o Mauao is marking five years at its Bethlehem campus, in which time the school has gone from strength to strength. Prior to 2012, the Maori medium... Read More