7:46am Friday 01 May, 2020
Writing about trouble in a retirement village has got Papamoa’s Denis Edwards into the national spotlight during a national emergency. But why... Read More
7:46am Friday 01 May, 2020
Writing about trouble in a retirement village has got Papamoa’s Denis Edwards into the national spotlight during a national emergency. But why... Read More
7:35am Friday 01 May, 2020
For one day, staring out at sea, eight totara pou caught the attention of walkers who had ventured from their home bubbles to walk along Papamoa beach... Read More
7:23am Friday 01 May, 2020
The restaurant business is a challenging one at the moment but one local operator is still finding a way to ‘pay it forward’. Rohan McClosky... Read More
7:18am Friday 01 May, 2020
The Weekend Sun and Tourism Bay of Plenty have teamed up for the ‘No Place Like Home’ campaign. We will be profiling some of our sensational... Read More
7:13am Friday 01 May, 2020
Space for back-fist strikes, axe kicks, internet and a device, is all that’s needed to participate in The Martial Arts Academy’s live online... Read More
12:48pm Friday 24 Apr, 2020
Grandpa's House - a new song for ANZAC Day from Nigel Masters and the Kokomo team. Commemorating ANZAC Day 2020, Tauranga, New Zealand - Written... Read More
11:37am Friday 24 Apr, 2020
Three appointments were made to the board of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust this week. Emma Gardiner, Rosemary Protheroe and Steven Farrant are the... Read More
4:35pm Tuesday 21 Apr, 2020
The long night of lockdown is over and The Weekend Sun is coming back over the horizon. Expect it in your letterbox on May 1. Tauranga and the Western... Read More
3:17pm Thursday 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty readers can still get their fill of local community news from The Weekend Sun even though we are not back in your... Read More
2:29pm Thursday 16 Apr, 2020
Tauranga Arts Festival has added ‘Home-made Poetry’ to its web-based ‘arts at home’ line-up with locals or past guests of the... Read More
8:13am Friday 10 Apr, 2020
He grew up here and is a product of the Tauranga music scene. Joel Shadbolt and L.A.B is also the first band to hit the top of the Kiwi charts since... Read More
6:06am Friday 10 Apr, 2020
Local writer Nina Payne is one of 25 migrants who have contributed to the book, Mixed: Creative Writing by Newcomers to Our Shores. An author with... Read More
11:31am Wednesday 08 Apr, 2020
Mystery, crime and thrillers are leading the way when it comes to reading habits over the past few weeks. Online borrowers are particularly enjoying... Read More
4:52pm Monday 06 Apr, 2020
An isolation-themed Hotel California cover is bringing laughter to the people of Papamoa amid the COVID-19 lockdown. ‘The Isolation Song’... Read More
10:43am Friday 03 Apr, 2020
Proudly and defiantly, unhealthy fast food – everything fat, nothing green, nothing vegetarian, nothing vegan. That was the business model that... Read More