For more than 600 days, Skeeter has called the SPCA Rotorua Centre home. This lovable, loyal, and mischievous mixed-breed dog has been waiting patiently for... Read More

Surf lifeguards patrolling beaches over the weekend performed 11 rescues nationwide, a sharp drop from the 65 rescues the previous weekend. However, Surf... Read More

When Andrea Atkinson moved into her new home, she pictured her first Christmas there glowing with festive lights. But one slip off a ladder threatened... Read More

A jam-packed line-up of festivals, food, music and family fun is about to hit the Tauranga and Western Bay region. Nineteen local events have secured a share... Read More

Emergency lights and sirens will ring across the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga on tonight, as annual Emergency Services Foodbank Food Drives take place. Collections... Read More

An experienced Pāpāmoa cyclist is glad to be alive after being hit by a ute's wing mirror during the Taupō Enduro. Tod Penberthy said he had completed... Read More

Tauranga's annual celebration of inclusion and community spirit returns this coming week with Celebrate Together 2025 - a social circus-driven festival marking... Read More

Tauranga Women's Refuge is in the process of piloting a rangatahi programme, called Whakamoeariki, for teen boys focused on creating and strengthening a link... Read More

Tauranga Terra Cat technician Brenton Page has qualified for the world finals of the Caterpillar Top Tech competition in Las Vegas next year. The heavy diesel... Read More

The Weekend Sun is running a series of eight ‘Summer Smart' stories with our good friend Elfie the Circus Elf helping us out to keep safe and healthy these... Read More

Kārena and Kasey Bird - in your kitchen, cooking for you. That's the prize on offer for a raffle being run in conjunction with the Te Puke Christmas in... Read More

The Tauranga Opera Forum is set to present a sparkling afternoon of operatic favourites at its upcoming fundraising concert, held at 3pm on Sunday, November... Read More