Charts key sfter Mōtītī boat sinking
NZ teams set for Surf Rescue Challenge at home
Teen volunteer balances leadership and service

Learn about the sirens and services at Merivale

Two Tauranga community services now under one roof

LOCAL

Meet the teen fire brigade and road safety hero

Cracking the code of animal boredom
Future: Rotorua tourism ‘on the up’

Rotorua, the birthplace of New Zealand tourism. Iconic...
14 rescued from sinking launch

Fourteen people have been rescued from a sinking boat off...
Amanda takes flight into show world

She's been helping out behind the scenes for years, but now...
Venue struggles after liquor licence loss

A tavern that became a pool hall after being stripped..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Te Puke shed fire deemed ‘suspicious'

Critical injuries reported in truck and car crash
Traffic delays: Truck breakdown and SH29A crash

Traffic delays are being reported on two state highways in...
New SH29 intersections to enhance traffic flow

Two new Tauriko West intersections have opened as part of...

VIDEOS

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

Watch: MP cheers early opening of interchange ramp

COUNCIL

Pop-up checkpoints for Tauranga cyclists

Future: Rotorua tourism ‘on the up’

Tauranga Mayor buys home in city

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has bought a house in...
Hotly debated issues focus of locals' feedback

Ninety-nine Rotorua ratepayers are set to address the council...

BLOGS

Memorably unmemorable moments

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was a crisis,...
A feast of alternative sounds

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz Amelia...
Relief from joint pain – Part 2

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Our...
Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox triumphs at Myrtle Beach, wins first PGA event

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid New...
In search of the true faith

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Find me a cult buster?...
Music documentaries getting weird…

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz I've...
Rising Fast: Legendary NZ racehorse’s 1954 triumphs remembered

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Staying...
We deserve to feel hurt

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny Funny old Uncle Anthony....

17-May 16:00

Charts key sfter Mōtītī boat sinking

17-May 15:00

Haumaru courts slam dunk for Tauranga

17-May 14:00

NZ teams set for Surf Rescue Challenge at home

17-May 12:45

Pop-up checkpoints for Tauranga cyclists

17-May 12:00

Teen volunteer balances leadership and service

17-May 11:01

New Kiwi series urges children to outdoors

17-May 10:00

Two Tauranga community services now under one roof

17-May 09:00

Learn about the sirens and services at Merivale

17-May 08:04

Rotary wants your old laptops!

17-May 07:30

What's On: Basketball, planting and crafting

17-May 07:00

Meet the teen fire brigade and road safety hero

16-May 20:00

Cyberbullying in spotlight amid social media ban
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OPINION POLL

What Tauranga neighbourhood is the safest to live in?

Arataki (Arataki, Te Maunga, Mangatawa, Palm Beach and Kairua)
Bethlehem (between the Wairoa River to the west, and State highway 29 to the east)
Matua-Otumoetai (Matua, Otumoetai, Bellevue and Brookfield)
Mauao/Mount Maunganui (Mount Maunganui, Omanu, Bayfair and Matapihi)
Papamoa (Papamoa, Golden Sands, Wairakei and Te Tumu)
Tauriko (Pyes Pa, Hairini, Oropi, Greerton (south of Chadwick Road), The Lakes and Tauriko)
Te Papa (Te Papa Peninsula, Sulphur Point, city centre, Fraser Cove, Gate Pu0101, Tauranga South, Merivale, Yatton Park and Greerton (north of Chadwick Road)
Welcome Bay (Welcome Bay, Maungatapu, Kaitemako, Poike and Ohauiti)