''The Weekend Sun'' is a regional newspaper based in

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

, New Zealand. It was launched by

SunMedia SunMedia is a media company in Tauranga, New Zealand. Founded by Claire and Brian Rogers in 2000, the company was acquired by NZME in 2024. SunMedia's assets consist of the SunLive website, '' The Weekend Sun'', ''Coast & Country News'' and ''N ...

in 2000 alongside ''Coast & Country News'' and ''Waterline'' magazine. In March 2024, the ''Weekend Sun'' was acquired by

New Zealand Media and Entertainment New Zealand Media and Entertainment (abbreviated NZME) is a New Zealand newspaper, radio and digital media business. It was launched in 2014 as the merger of APN New Zealand (a division of Here, There & Everywhere (company), APN News & Media), ...

(NZME) as part of its acquisition of SunMedia. ''The Weekend Sun'' is published every Friday by NZME within the Bay of Plenty. In September 2011, it had a circulation of 63,100 homes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weekend Sun Newspapers published in New Zealand New Zealand Media and Entertainment Bay of Plenty Region Mass media in Tauranga