The Weekend Sun is running a series of eight ‘Summer Smart’ stories with our good friend Elfie the Circus Elf helping us to ...

A reminder that anyone planning to travel to the Coromandel this weekend is advised to allow plenty of extra time for their journey and expect to see traffic management and speed restrictions at a ...

A community care centre has been set up in central Mount Maunganui to support those grieving after the fatal landslides in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga Moana. He Maimai Aroha Community Care ...

Passed away 27 January 2026, aged 92. Father of Andrew, Clive and Guy. A Memorial Service to remember John will be held at ...

A service for Hazel will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 15 Victoria Road, Mount Maunganui, on Thursday 5 th February at 2pm. Messages to the Genner family C/- PO Box 650 Tauranga 3144.

The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui is now entering into week two after the deadly landslide at Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. So far, three of the six people police believe to be missing ...

The motorhomes are being delivered through the Government’s Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS), which has been activated ...

POPPE: Hannah Mary ...

The first two Mount Maunganui victims have been formally identified by the coroner as Max Furse-Kee, who would have turned 16 yesterday – and Måns Loke Bernhardsson, a 20-year- ...

Bay of Plenty rugby fans are in for a treat this afternoon, January 30, as the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Fijian Drua in their 2026 pre-season clash. The high-energy, community- ...

The Bay of Plenty will move to an open fire season from 9am today, until further notice. An open fire season means fires can be lit without a permit, as long as people use common sense and follow fire ...

Silence fell over Pilot Bay this morning as members of the community honoured the lives claimed by the Mauao and Welcome Bay landslides. Today marked one week since the tragedies of January 22, 2026.