Defending Mount Monster champion Hamish Miller reckons he’s as fit as he’s ever been. But don’t take that as a guarantee he’ll be able to back up in Saturday’s prestigious surf lifesaving endurance race. The 20-year-old...... Read More

Her given name is ZK-GAU. The family name is Slingsby. This week, the 62-year-old lady came home – carted over the Kaimai Range in pieces to Tauranga, where she will live out her days in a dignified but very public retirement. ZK-GAU spent her...... Read More

I’ve flown several times in light aircrafts, but this particular flight was extra exciting. Recently I hopped aboard one of Island Air Charter’s scenic flights, taking in the Western Bay of Plenty’s sparkling white sandy beaches on...... Read More

Spectators are in for a treat this weekend with the spectacular TECT National Sevens set to illuminate Tauranga Domain. The two-day tournament kicks off on Saturday, with the best 16 men’s and 12 women’s provincial teams contesting the...... Read More

Four birthday parties and a wedding anniversary. That’s how I spent my Christmas in 2015 – and all at the same event. My friend, who was celebrating her 21st birthday, was home from Perth for the first time since high school, so it felt...... Read More

Kiwi kids can expect new twists on recent toy favourites and “downright silliness” in their Christmas stockings this year, according to Trade Me. Trade Me’s Millie Silvester says popular searches, combined with national and international...... Read More

Yvonne Gibson is a feisty 70-something-year-old, and claims to be “a voice” for the aggrieved of suburban Greerton. Having been told that Tauranga City Council has received half-a-dozen complaints about traffic safety improvements along...... Read More

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has attacked the truthfulness of a Weekend Sun column written by National Party leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. In his column titled ‘KiwiBuild on life support’, Simon claimed the popularity of the government’s...... Read More

It’s a gift with impact – food, delivered when and where it’s needed most. Take the story of a woman who received a bag of groceries, but couldn’t understand why anyone would give her something for nothing. “She tried...... Read More

To deny humanity of an unborn child is appalling. That’s the opinion of pro-life advocates who are applauding the Bay of Plenty District Health Board for not providing a surgical abortion service in Tauranga. Right to Life spokesman Ken Orr says...... Read More