Environment
11:45am Thu 16 Apr, 2020
Spectacular sandcastles in Papamoa are sparking joy for beach walkers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Photos of sandcastles adorned with dragons, love hearts... Read More
07:14am Fri 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 the lockdown, authors... Read More
09:30am Thu 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 is the... Read More
08:06am Fri 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 council... Read More
09:56am Fri 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 to the rules governing... Read More
09:55am Fri 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 my grandfather... Read More
09:54am Fri 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 22, on Chadwick... Read More
09:19am Fri 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 five years. 'That's... Read More
09:06am Fri 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 been manoeuvring his... Read More
10:36am Fri 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 and museum advocate,... Read More
02:26pm Fri 27 Apr, 2018
There's no doubt the Bay of Plenty is home to its own 'wonders of the world'. The region boasts some of the nation's greatest beaches, trails, waterfalls, natural... Read More
02:25pm Fri 27 Apr, 2018
There's less than two weeks to go until every gamebird hunter's favourite weekend of the year, so it's time to break out the camo, ammo, and get your ducks in a... Read More