The Weekend Sun

{{Short description|Regional newspaper in Tangura, New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2024}}

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The Weekend Sun is a regional newspaper based in Tauranga, New Zealand. It was launched by SunMedia in 2000 alongside Coast & Country News and Waterline magazine.{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Leticia |last2=Euinton |first2=Cayla-Fay |title=About Us |url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/about-us.html |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=SunLive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720004812/https://www.sunlive.co.nz/about-us.html |archive-date=20 July 2021}} In March 2024, the Weekend Sun was acquired by New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) as part of its acquisition of SunMedia.{{cite news |title=NZME buys SunMedia, owner of SunLive website – NZ Herald and Bay of Plenty Times publisher says move reinforces commitment to local journalism |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nzme-buys-sunmedia-owner-of-sunlive-website-nz-herald-and-bay-of-plenty-times-publisher-says-move-reinforces-commitment-to-local-journalism/KII6NF7TLFACVLILAY5UIH5BJM/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609061350/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nzme-buys-sunmedia-owner-of-sunlive-website-nz-herald-and-bay-of-plenty-times-publisher-says-move-reinforces-commitment-to-local-journalism/KII6NF7TLFACVLILAY5UIH5BJM/ |archive-date=9 June 2024}}

The Weekend Sun is published every Friday by NZME within the Bay of Plenty.{{cite web |title=The Weekend Sun – 21 June 2024 |url=https://issuu.com/sunmedia/docs/ws2425 |website=Issuu |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=20 June 2024 }} In September 2011, it had a circulation of 63,100 homes.{{cite web |title=The Weekend Sun 9 September 2011 |url=https://issuu.com/sunmedia/docs/weekend_sun_9sept#:~:text=The%20Weekend%20Sun%20is%20published,including%20rural%20and%20residential%20mailboxes. |website=Issuu |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=8 September 2011 }}