If your lifejackets are old, worn-out, ill-fitting or just not up to scratch, the Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade Campaign is back and coming to three Bay of Plenty... Read More

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

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

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

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

Some New Zealand roads are notorious due to the number of fatal and serious crashes there, others because they are steep and narrow with no room for driver error. Most... Read More

A father who worried his son was driving his friend's car illegally, disabled it so it couldn't be driven. The car had been loaned to the young driver,... Read More

A prisoner who escaped from Corrections staff at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton was wearing handcuffs and a GPS monitor. Corrections and police are still... Read More

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

Two Black Power associates are facing drug-related charges following the end of a four-month police operation. Detective Sergeant Jonathon Brady says the... Read More

A street in Tauranga's CBD returning to two-way traffic will be 'good for business,” a cafe owner says. In March, the lower end of Harington St became... Read More

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