12:00pm Sat 23 Nov, 2024
When I met Tauranga Community Foodbank general manager Nicki Goodwin for the first time, she told me a day working at the foodbank looked like 'a lot of fun,... Read More
10:00am Sat 23 Nov, 2024
Michelle Clair has been named the winner of The Weekend Sun Emerging Artist Award for 2024, following a competitive selection process at the Bay of Plenty Garden... Read More
08:00am Sat 23 Nov, 2024
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day, but becoming... Read More
07:00am Sat 23 Nov, 2024
It's time to reach into the back of your pantry and gather some food tins and packages - and wait for the siren to wail! A string of Emergency Services Food... Read More
06:50am Sat 23 Nov, 2024
Health agencies have confirmed today that New Zealand is now in the early stages of a Whooping Cough epidemic, with a nationally coordinated response now in... Read More
06:00am Sat 23 Nov, 2024
The sale of Tauranga's marine precinct has been halted at the eleventh hour after current users filed an injunction. The $13.98 million sale of the Tauranga... Read More
08:00pm Fri 22 Nov, 2024
A new Child Protection Investigation Unit is being established to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in care, Minister for Children Karen Chhour said. 'The... Read More
04:00pm Fri 22 Nov, 2024
Auckland Zoo has said goodbye to New Zealand's last elephant, and with her, her keepers. After about two-and-a-half years of planning and waiting, Burma... Read More
03:00pm Fri 22 Nov, 2024
Kiwis are smoking less and snorting more than in the past, new data has revealed. Cocaine availability and use is rising, while vapers outnumber smokers of... Read More
02:00pm Fri 22 Nov, 2024
Two Tauranga students have won skateboards emblazoned with their own designs after entering a competition to celebrate a skateboard collection that will be displayed... Read More
01:00pm Fri 22 Nov, 2024
A Tauranga tavern operating without a duty manager and three Tauranga off-license premises selling alcohol to under 18-year-olds have been found to breach the... Read More
11:45am Fri 22 Nov, 2024
Following their work to provide families across the region with a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity is excited to open a destination charity store in... Read More