City Life

Icon or eyesore on Cliff Road

'Ridiculous projections.” Ted Petrie fires it out. He doesn't hold back. And he produces a well-notated Heart of the City document on the proposal for a museum... Read More

Additional parking spaces in the Mount

Additional parking will soon be added to Mount Maunganui. Twelve new car parks will be added to the May Street car park and part of Shadelands Lane. Works start... Read More

Open day to discuss SH2 safety issues

Campaigners pushing for State Highway 2 north of Tauranga to become four lanes are holding an open day at Omokoroa No. 1 School this Sunday. The open day, running... Read More

Warning issued as heavy rain approaches

A heavy rain warning has been issued for the Western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. The MetService is forecasting heavy rain for both regions tomorrow. 'A front... Read More

Today's weather with Rosalie

The weather forecast today is for a mostly cloudy day with a few showers from the afternoon and northeasterlies. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high... Read More

Tourism spending up to $1.9b

Tourism spending in the Bay of Plenty is up to an estimated $1.9 billion. This is according to the latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry... Read More

Forestry fine to serve as warning

The forestry industry says a ruling against an Eastern Bay of Plenty forest owner and two harvesting contractors should come as a warning to any other rogue operators. The... Read More

Mixed reactions over dawn service

Members of the public have taken to social media to criticise what they describe as being a series of shortcomings at the Mount Maunganui Dawn Service. Hundreds... Read More

Mums get first dibs on festival tickets

Mums will have the opportunity to secure their place at one of the region's most iconic festivals, as a limited Mother's Day ticket offer opens for the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Three days left for scavenger hunt

There are only three days remaining to win prizes on any of six school holiday scavenger hunts around the Bay of Plenty region. The Virtually on Track (VOT) Scavenger... Read More

SunLive's top news- April 26

SunLive's top news stories: Man killed in Matamata crash named https://sunlive.co.nz/news/178273-man-killed-matamata-crash-named.html Council looking at ways to... Read More

Man arrested in Merivale

A man has been arrested without incident following an armed arrest in Merivale. A police media spokesperson says the arrest was made at about midday. 'This was... Read More