City Life

Discoloured water flowing from Tauranga taps

Discoloured water is flowing out of taps in Tauranga CBD homes and businesses. A water mains break in the Tauranga CBD overnight, Thursday, 11 January 2024,... Read More

Vehicle crashes into parked cars

Update: Police have arrested a woman following the collision and charged her with various driving offenses. Earlier: Police are investigating a crash where... Read More

Widower decides against watching memorial tree die

Riverside Drive resident Don Meads has decided that rather than watch the kōwhai tree he scattered his wife Maryanne's ashes under die from a traumatic relocation,... Read More

Young Flynn to the rescue

Tauranga's Flynn Weatherall has just become one of the youngest club captains in the country, assuming duties at his Omanu club last month after the position... Read More

Northern Brave back in the BOP

The Northern Brave are back at Bay Oval for two key matches against the Auckland Hearts and Aces. Both sides have made two changes, with Pete Bocock and Neil... Read More

Cooler weather on the horizon

MetService is forecasting high temperatures to endure through the weekend, with warm northwesterlies developing again on Saturday. A warm, moist northwesterly... Read More

National Park renaming: Submissions quadruple

Submissions have more than quadrupled on an iwi proposal to change the name of National Park village and railway station in the central North Island. The... Read More

Record low for property listings

New figures released today show a surprising slowdown in New Zealand's property market with the number of newly listed properties in December hitting a record... Read More

Domestic abuse “shockingly common” in Tauranga

Tauranga Women's Refuge is heading into 2024 in full swing. 'The 24/7 domestic violence helpline was quiet between December 22 and December 31, 2023,”... Read More

Three injured in Tauranga crash

UPDATE 6.45PM: Three people have been injured following a crash on Cameron Road in Tauranga. A SunLive reader emailed photos to SunLive showing the crash... Read More

Lucky ticket making the community smile

When large events support economic and social initiatives, the whole community benefits, which is definitely the case with the Hot Spring Spas T20 Black Clash... Read More

Influx of tourists from cruise ships bring revenue

Cruise ships have been piling into Tauranga harbour with passengers flooding Mount Maunganui streets bringing an abundance of business to the local shops. Port... Read More