06:30am Wed 25 Dec, 2024
An elf named Kiwi has been showing Aussies around Santa's forest at the North Pole. Bay of Plenty teacher Virginija Werder moved to Lapland in northern... Read More
05:00pm Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Visitors and residents in the Bay of Plenty are being warned to watch where they tread on the beach this summer. While many people will be here to relax,... Read More
02:00pm Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Christmas and New Year often involve a fair amount of drinking for most adults, so here are some tools to help you make smarter choices about drinking alcohol. There... Read More
01:00pm Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Two siblings beat each other up so badly in a fight over Lego that their parents were too scared to take them to hospital for treatment, fearing Oranga... Read More
11:45am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
It is the most wonderful time of the year. And the busiest, as The Weekend Sun caught up with Tauranga's Big Smoke BBQ pitmaster Mike Jefferies. He sat down... Read More
11:00am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Barbecues, bonfires, caravans, Christmas trees and days out on the boat are key for a classic Kiwi summer, so now is the time to refresh on some fire safety... Read More
08:00am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Who is ready for some vitamin sea? Boating, kayaking, swimming, diving and other water related activities are part of the New Zealand lifestyle but it's... Read More
06:30am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Valentina Burgess has always known she was adopted. But the Russian-born woman wasn't aware she had two biological half-brothers living in New Zealand,... Read More
07:00pm Mon 23 Dec, 2024
Midwives are warning an already stretched maternity system faces further overload if Health NZ axes almost all of its roles in maternity support services. An... Read More
04:00pm Mon 23 Dec, 2024
Mountain Bike Rotorua is continuing its celebrated community initiative, Share the Ride for Xmas, by gifting brand-new Giant mountain bikes to 10 local whānau. The... Read More
03:00pm Mon 23 Dec, 2024
It was a positive weekend on New Zealand's beaches, with surf lifeguards reporting good safety awareness among swimmers and only two rescues carried out across... Read More
01:00pm Mon 23 Dec, 2024
A financial mentoring advocacy group in Tauranga wants to help people have a sustainable financial future. Bay Financial Mentors-Tau Awhi Noa has been providing... Read More