City Life

New rescue helicopter for Tauranga

The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter operation has taken delivery of a twin-engine BK117 helicopter, replacing the current single-engine Squirrel that has served... Read More

Man's death sparks blanket warning

A Thames man who died in a house fire in Thames 2017, died from smoke inhalation in a fire caused by a faulty electric blanket, Coroner Gordon Matenga has ruled. The... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 15

SunLive's top news stories: Tornado rips through Pyes Pa https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179653-tornado-rips-through-pyes-pa.html Unicorns at Mount Maunganui beach? https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179632-unicorns-at-mount-maunganui-beach.html Possibly... Read More

Te Puke hosts shooting competition

The 2018 Teams of 10 competition - the North Island's largest annual indoor target shooting competition - was hosted by the Waikato Smallbore Rifle Association... Read More

Birthday songs for Bob Dylan

A group of Tauranga's top musicians have formed a special 'supergroup” for a concert to celebrate Bob Dylan's seventy seventh birthday. Popular local band... Read More

Tauranga teen premieres third film

If you haven't read her name at the end of the credits yet, where have you been? Young Tauranga filmmaker, Rose McMahon the creator of Twinkling Bat Films premiered... Read More

Mini-twister leaves trail of destruction

Fences have been blown over, trampolines sent flying and a garage has been destroyed after a mini-tornado tore through Pyes Pa this afternoon. Kevin and Gaye Brooker,... Read More

Mount power outage explained

The cause of the power cut that affected more than 4000 properties in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night has been revealed. Powerco network operations manager Phil... Read More

Tornado rips through Pyes Pa

Reports are coming in of surface flooding on State Highway 29 and a tornado ripping through Pyes Pa. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there was a... Read More

Possibly fatal drugs stolen from Bay vet

Police have serious concerns after items were stolen from an Eastern Bay of Plenty vet. Edgecumbe Police are very concerned the stolen vet products may cause serious... Read More

Unicorns at Mount Maunganui beach?

A unicorn skull was discovered washed up on the beach at Mount Maunganui recently. Well… maybe not really. But it certainly looks like one. Otumoetai woman... Read More

Technology to make NZ rivers cleaner

Technology will soon help make New Zealand's farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, says NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller. As a nation... Read More