Three Katikati teens are excited to perform at Katikati’s second Waitangi Day festival next month, which invites everyone to a free family-friendly event that celebrates Aotearo ...

A Tauranga swim club has rolled up its sleeves and saved tens of thousands of dollars by repainting the Mount Maunganui College swimming pool themselves – all in the name of keeping a much-loved ...

Stonewall, the classic Kiwi boardgame that has been “amazing New Zealand since 1996” was dreamed up by Mark McGregor and brothers Roger and Grant Bullot at a time when the cou ...

Bay of Plenty – mark your calendar as “wheely busy” on Sunday, March 8, from 10am-2pm as the Repco Tauranga Auto Extravaganza roars back in town. Organiser Neville McKay said this year the Hato Hone ...

The Weekend Sun is running a series of eight ‘Summer Smart’ stories with our good friend Elfie the Circus Elf helping us to ...

KURTH, Colin Barclay ...

Passed away 27 January 2026, aged 92. Father of Andrew, Clive and Guy. A Memorial Service to remember John will be held at ...

A reminder that anyone planning to travel to the Coromandel this weekend is advised to allow plenty of extra time for their journey and expect to see traffic management and speed restrictions at a ...

The motorhomes are being delivered through the Government’s Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS), which has been activated ...

A service for Hazel will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 15 Victoria Road, Mount Maunganui, on Thursday 5 th February at 2pm. Messages to the Genner family C/- PO Box 650 Tauranga 3144.

POPPE: Hannah Mary ...

Thames-Coromandel District Council and Hauraki District Council teams are working to assess local damage, reopen roads where it’s safe, and support residents who have been affected most.