05:17pm Mon 10 Oct, 2016
Goldfield's Railway has been unsuccessful in obtaining the ex-Newmarket signal box building. According to KiwiRail, another rail heritage group obtained the historic... Read More
09:26am Sun 09 Oct, 2016
Three quakes have rattled the East Cape, one of a 5.8 magnitude. GeoNet reported the first, strongest, shake struck at 8.41am on Sunday. Two others, one of 3.1 and... Read More
05:03pm Thu 06 Oct, 2016
The building boom in the Western Bay continues to break new ground, with both Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District councils breaking records in the number... Read More
05:02pm Wed 05 Oct, 2016
Despite a slowing of activity and demand in the Tauranga market over the past month, home values in Tauranga City are still showing strong value increases over the... Read More
11:13am Tue 04 Oct, 2016
The Thames-Coromandel District is now using building consent application forms and guides that are already in use by seven other councils across the Waikato region.... Read More
04:50pm Mon 03 Oct, 2016
Growth pressures on Tauranga City are so urgent the councillors were told they have to make the decisions now on four urban growth projects; Compact City, Te Tumu,... Read More
02:59pm Sun 02 Oct, 2016
Three mayoral candidates, three city councillors and about 40 people turned up to a room above The Strand this week to hear John Dalzell talk about central city... Read More
03:34pm Sun 25 Sep, 2016
UPDATE 6.15pm: SunLive's readers are reporting numerous road hazards as heavy rain lashes the region. Police are urging drivers to stay off the roads amidst multiple... Read More
09:28am Sun 25 Sep, 2016
UPDATED 10.20am: There is a severe weather watch for heavy rain issued by Metservice for Auckland, Great Barrier, Coromandel Peninsula and the Western Bay of Plenty,... Read More
03:24pm Sun 18 Sep, 2016
The Bay of Plenty is one of six regions where property prices hit a record high over August, according to figures released in the latest QV House Price Index. The... Read More
01:23pm Sun 18 Sep, 2016
A Rotorua dairy farmer is the first to strike a deal with the regional council to change to dry stock under a scheme to reduce nutrients entering Lake Rotorua. The... Read More
08:36am Sun 18 Sep, 2016
A restaurateur's laundry load of hot towels caught fire early today - for the second time in a few months. Firefighters were called to reports of burning towels... Read More