9:50am Friday 17 Jul, 2020
Tauranga City Mayor Tenby Powell is defending his decision to walk out of a public meeting in Papamoa this week. The Papamoa Residents & Ratepayers... Read More
9:50am Friday 17 Jul, 2020
Tauranga City Mayor Tenby Powell is defending his decision to walk out of a public meeting in Papamoa this week. The Papamoa Residents & Ratepayers... Read More
9:20am Friday 17 Jul, 2020
The closure of a popular Tauranga organic store left staff worried about their future until two men with a passion for organics stepped in to... Read More
8:00am Friday 17 Jul, 2020
The Government’s proposed $124 million investment in recycling is a “win for employment, climate and environment” says a local waste... Read More
9:10am Friday 05 Jun, 2020
One minute strange lights are creeping across the sky in a perfect line. Then strange living creatures start appearing in the backyard. Life has taken... Read More
1:47pm Wednesday 22 Apr, 2020
A Tauranga man’s afternoon walk along Wairoa River took an unexpected turn after he caught a 20kg kingfish with his hands. Logan... Read More
11:45am Thursday 16 Apr, 2020
Spectacular sandcastles in Papamoa are sparking joy for beach walkers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Photos of sandcastles adorned with... Read More
7:14am Friday 10 Apr, 2020
It’s a snapshot of Tauranga’s attitudes to climate change. Completely unscientific, but it suggests people are gloomy. In the weeks before... Read More
9:30am Thursday 09 Apr, 2020
A potentially toxic algal bloom in the Papamoa stormwater canals is causing concern for residents. Jacqueline Edwards says the first thing she noticed... Read More
8:06am Friday 03 Apr, 2020
The Tauranga City Council is planning to remove a tidy, three-bedroom house in Pyes Pa to provide a second access to the park and playground behind it. The... Read More
9:56am Friday 24 Aug, 2018
All dogs classified as menacing to be neutered, and no more than two beehives in a residential zone. They’re just a couple of proposed changes... Read More
9:55am Friday 24 Aug, 2018
Daffodils take Gael Blaymires on a magic carpet ride. “I see a daffodil and I can still sense, still smell the daffodils and jonquils and snowdrops... Read More
9:54am Friday 24 Aug, 2018
There is just over five weeks until Greerton Village’s flag ship event - the Cherry Blossom Festival. This will take place on Saturday, September... Read More
9:19am Friday 24 Aug, 2018
Margaret Parker surprised herself. She was totting up how far she’d walked recently, and it came to more than 6000 kilometers in the last... Read More
9:06am Friday 24 Aug, 2018
The bus driver is venting in The Weekend Sun front office. To anyone who will listen really. “Do they have any bloody idea?” He’s... Read More
10:36am Friday 11 May, 2018
A pro-museum interpretation of the 60/40 museum referendum result is being challenged by the council’s City Transformation Committee chairman... Read More