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

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

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

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 ...

POPPE: Hannah Mary ...

Thames-Coromandel District Council and Hauraki District Council teams are working to assess local damage, reopen roads where it’s safe, and support residents who have been affected most.

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 ...

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- ...

Recovery efforts at Mount Maunganui have been temporarily suspended. Just after 10:30am, technology installed to monitor any movement of the land was triggered, and all work was suspended. Detective ...

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.