City Life

Yarn bombing madness returns

The trees in Greerton Village are again warmed up for winter with knitted colourful sleeves enveloping their trunks during July. This year's yarn bombing theme... Read More

Festival tickets on sale

Today is a perfect day to secure a festival pass for this year's splendid garden and art adventure at the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival. Bayleys is once... Read More

Bring it on Birmingham!

The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next month is now the official destination of Tauranga boxer Ariane Nicholson. About two weeks ago The Sun spoke with Ariane... Read More

Hanging up the tools

Ross Prestidge is hanging up his well-worn tools at Maungatapu Primary School, after serving as the caretaker for more than 31 years. The 75-year-old first joined... Read More

Whai to start season in Tauranga

When The Whai take to the court July 5 in Tauranga, they will be changing the face of women's basketball in New Zealand as part of a movement to elevate the sport... Read More

Understanding Aphasia

To most, it's simply a room of people chatting. To speech therapist and AphasiaNZ community advisor Kate Milford, it's success worth celebrating. 'Aphasia is... Read More

Donations needed at Hospice shops

Waipuna Hospice's six Charity Shops in the Western Bay of Plenty are in dire need of quality donations as winter and the cost of living bites, prompting massive... Read More

Operatunity concerts are back!

Iconic Kiwi company and one of New Zealand's leading arts organisations - Operatunity - is back and keen to get down to the business of making music! With the... Read More

Finn’s biggest gig yet

From banging on drums as a toddler to getting accepted onto a world-renowned music programme in the United States, Finn Hughes is well on his way to the career... Read More

Good deeds to support grief service

Grief Support Services is running a peer-to-peer Good Deeds Challenge from July 9-24 to raise funds for their organisation. Participants can choose 16 'good deed'... Read More

Katikati lads soar onto world stage

Ultimate Frisbee is flying high at Katikati College where four students have been chosen to represent New Zealand at the World Youth Frisbee Championships next... Read More

WBOP wastes no time embracing new kerbside service

The Western Bay of Plenty District has diverted almost twice the amount of waste from landfill than expected in the first year of the council's rates-funded kerbside... Read More