6:00am Friday 20 May, 2022
Bay of Plenty get ready – the Port of Tauranga 59th National Jazz Festival is only one month away from showcasing performances of some Aotearoa’s... Read More
6:00am Friday 20 May, 2022
Bay of Plenty get ready – the Port of Tauranga 59th National Jazz Festival is only one month away from showcasing performances of some Aotearoa’s... Read More
6:00am Friday 20 May, 2022
What started with a pair of art deco doors from the Tauranga Regent Theatre, will now open up a world of creative opportunity to the community with the... Read More
6:00am Friday 20 May, 2022
With 11 artworks illuminating Tauranga’s urban landscape this week – to bring creativity vibrancy to the city – The Weekend Sun talks... Read More
6:00am Friday 13 May, 2022
Two Tauranga nine-year-olds will be on-stage in Auckland this weekend, each playing one of the most-loved, popular princesses that Disney has brought... Read More
8:20am Friday 19 Nov, 2021
A Himalayan yogi master is holding a spiritual discourse and sacred gathering in Mount Maunganui. Aikam Aikoham Nath Ji is a realised master and Himalayan... Read More
10:29am Friday 14 May, 2021
Urban wall artist Alex McLeod has completed nearly 20 murals around Tauranga, delighting the public with his marine and wildlife themes painted across... Read More
10:27am Friday 14 May, 2021
Ginger, tortoiseshell, grey, white, long or short haired – the mere moggy in all its mix breed glory still gets a chance to win awards. The... Read More
10:22am Friday 14 May, 2021
When music students at Papamoa College spent time focusing on performance this week, one of NZ’s leading musicians Joel Shadbolt came along too. As... Read More
9:11am Friday 30 Apr, 2021
Creating a wearable art masterpiece made from rescued resources is the exciting challenge facing anyone keen to dive into the Sustainable Art Challenge. There... 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