City Life

Should Tauriko West be part of the city?

People can have their say on a proposed change to the Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement to amend the urban limits to include land at Tauriko West to support... Read More

Alerting systems to be tested

Bay of Plenty residents are being asked to make sure they are subscribed to receive Civil Defence alerts before the Bay of Plenty CDEM group tests its systems on... Read More

A mild autumn day

The weather forecast today is for occasional showers. Also northwesterlies, becoming gusty this afternoon. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 18... Read More

Western Bay to join in space race

The Bay of Plenty will join the ‘space race' and achieve a New Zealand first in June when three sub-orbital helium space weather balloons are launched from... Read More

Bayfair bus interchange protest planned

Opposition to the Farm Street bus interchange is hardening up with residents saying they will be on hand to protest when work begins building the new Farm Street... Read More

Landing gear trouble sparks emergency

A passenger on a flight that circled Tauranga Airport several times during an emergency last night says he had complete faith in the pilot. A Bombardier Dash 8-300,... Read More

Comvita takeover off the table

A potential takeover of Bay of Plenty honey company Comvita by a third party is off the table, after negotiations fell over on price. Comvita's board of directors... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 21

SunLive's top news stories: Rain and colder nights for the Bay https://sunlive.co.nz/news/180139-rain-and-colder-nights-bay.html Urgent solutions needed for NZ... Read More

Kaimai fatal crash name release

The motorcyclist killed in a crash on SH29 over the Kaimai range on Sunday afternoon was 58-year-old Paul Garratt Butcher from Pyes Pa, Tauranga, say Police. 'Our... Read More

Council bus lanes ticket threat

People who use bus lanes will be fined from this week, after a month of warnings being issued, says a Tauranga city Council spokesperson. On behalf of the NZ Transport... Read More

Brass band coming together that may fly

It'll be a big, bold, brassy sound - enough to lift the lid clean off the citadel on the corner of Cameron Road and 5th Avenue. The collective power of the Tauranga... Read More

Museum referendum claims denied

A claim Tauranga City Council's museum referendum is void because of sitting councillors' support for a particular local body by-election candidate is being denied. Councillors... Read More