City Life

NZ’s elite nurture young Bay swimmers

Budding young Bay of Plenty swim stars have honed their swimming skills under the watchful gaze of New Zealand swimming elites, following a special three-day camp.... Read More

Trafficker's lawyer guilty of fraud

A lawyer linked to New Zealand's first convicted human trafficker has been found guilty of fraud. Mohammed Idris Hanif was convicted for offences relating to knowingly... Read More

'Smiling assassin' to retire

A heart condition has forced the country's oldest cop to retire just short of a 50-year milestone. Canterbury highway patrol Sergeant Clem Edmonds, 74, underwent... Read More

Grants open for community groups

Community groups striving to help create a better, livelier and more vibrant Tauranga could get a lift in the right direction, as applications open for Tauranga... Read More

Donations sought for rescue helicopters

When something goes wrong up a mountain or on a lake or in a paddock, New Zealand's rescue helicopters are there. That's why Westpac is using this year's Chopper... Read More

SunLives top news- April 30

SunLive's top news stories: Museum bigger than by-election https://sunlive.co.nz/news/178540-museum-bigger-than-election.html TCC could lose building consent ability https://sunlive.co.nz/news/178528-tcc-could-lose-building-consent-ability.html Body... Read More

Arrest after alleged Poppy Day incident

A 47-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged incident involving Poppy Day collectors in Tauranga. The man has been charged with disorderly behaviour... Read More

Parkrun attracts record numbers

Tauranga set a national record for the most runners attending the launch of a parkrun event on Saturday, with 272 runners taking to Kopurererua Valley Reserve. The... Read More

TCC pushes for more road investment

Tauranga City Council is asking the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to use their 54 per cent shareholding in the Port of Tauranga to assist with infrastructure projects... Read More

Lightning kills dog, splits tree

Lightning from an early morning thunder storm in Te Puke on Sunday killed a dog and split a redwood tree, with the remnants falling near the adjacent house. The... Read More

Museum bigger than by-election

More people have voted in the museum referendum than the Tauranga City Council by-election, as the closing date for polling approaches. All votes on whether the... Read More

Body found in Tairua

A body has been found during the search for a man missing in the Tairua River area. The search began Sunday night, when a car was found submerged off Hikuai School... Read More