It was the year that McDonald's Happy Meals, the Walkman and Strawberry Shortcake was introduced to the world - and Bellevue's Paul Goodall was introduced to... Read More

Waikato Bay of Plenty Avis Magic are ready for their first home game in Hamilton against Southern Steel next week. The Magic may not have opened the 2025... Read More

Eight keen young game bird hunters from around the country will enjoy two days hunting in outstanding wetlands, as winners of a competition run by Fish & Game... Read More

The Katikati Stags are now preparing to take on Arataki after winning against Pāpāmoa at the weekend. The Stags travelled to Pāpāmoa on Saturday for a... Read More

A protected royal spoonbill/ kōtuku ngutupapa has been euthanised after it was found with a shotgun pellet injury to one of its wings. DOC Hauraki Biodiversity... Read More

The Pulse have won the opening game of the ANZ Premiership with a comprehensive 57-44 win over the Magic. They outscored the Magic 15-6 in the first quarter... Read More

The latest edition of the 'Battle of the Bridge' was fought out at the Tauranga Domain, in week seven of the BOPRU senior club rugby season on Saturday. The... Read More

This is the second in a two-part series by The Weekend Sun reporter Hunter Wells on a quiet, giving, achieving man who's become a luminary around a suburban... Read More

When Tauranga's Shaun Boucher picked up a skateboard at the age of 11, he had no idea what the future had in store. The national champion - in street and... Read More

Following last year's success and high demand, a Bay of Plenty ‘women only' fly-fishing workshop is coming back this year, to teach ladies the basic skills... Read More

Physically disabled athletes from across New Zealand will converge on Tauranga for the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport, on Saturday, May 10, and Sunday,... Read More

The top Tauranga men's water polo team are gunning to defend their national league title - which they've held for the last three years - in the two-month 2025... Read More