City Life

TCC could lose building consent ability

Tauranga City Council might be about to lose its authority to sign off on building inspections. Building Consent Authority accreditation is issued to councils and... Read More

Two more medals at Hyeres World Cup

Sam Meech and Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox added two more medals overnight (NZ time) from the World Cup regatta in Hyeres to round out a very successful event... Read More

Missing man's car found in river

A police search for the owner of a car found submerged in the Tairua River is to resume at 7am today. The search of the Coromandel river's banks began after the... Read More

More rain and flooding photos

Bay of Plenty residents are being warned to prepare for more heavy rain today as a complex low system continues to bring multiple bands of rain to northern and... Read More

Homes evacuated as BOP floods

A Bay of Plenty stream bursting its banks overnight forced people to flee their homes. About 30 properties on Western Road in Ngongotaha and in surrounding streets... Read More

The man, the mo, the mo-ssiah

They say a man's moustache says a thousand things about him, with none of them being anything good. And with that in mind, there's a new ‘mo-ssiah' for a... Read More

Power out in Te Puke and Paengaroa

A power outage is being reported in areas throughout Te Puke and Paengaroa. Powerco is reporting 401 homes are affected by the outage. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE... Read More

Help the change – keep the change

A poster has been designed for display in Greerton shop windows to encourage people not to give money to street beggars. Greerton Village retailer Dan Hughes has... Read More

Bumping shoulders with industry's best

Tauranga basketballers will take on the rest of the season with renewed skills and energy, after spending time with one of the industry's best. Tauranga City Basketball... Read More

A new breed of tourism

There's no doubt the Bay of Plenty is home to its own ‘wonders of the world'. The region boasts some of the nation's greatest beaches, trails, waterfalls,... Read More

Rugby gold for Tauranga gala dinner

Roll out the red carpet, because rugby royalty is in town. The event billed as Tauranga's ‘corporate entertainment event of the year' has been announced for... Read More

Loophole in new CBD parking restrictions

From Monday, visitors to certain parts of the CBD will only be allowed to park for a maximum of three hours - but already there appears to be a loophole in the... Read More