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Kiwi competes to be best heavy diesel tech

Boats, excavators, bulldozers - Tauranga's Brenton Page spends his days servicing all manner of big machines working for Caterpillar dealership Terra Cat. Now... Read More

Te Puke homicide: Two men arrested

Two people have been charged in relation to the death of Tristan Oakes in Te Puke. The 29-year-old was found critically injured from a gunshot wound at his... Read More

Fighting the surge in child abuse content

There's one question that Simon Peterson, who leads the Child Exploitation Operations Team (COET), gets asked more than any other. 'How do you do it?” He... Read More

Skipper fined for boat collision near Mount

A Tauranga father says his family lost their 'happy place” after a beautiful Sunday afternoon on their boat turned into a traumatic memory that... Read More

Jiu-jitsu team wins 30 medals, 5 world titles

A Rotorua martial arts club has returned home from Japan with 30 medals and five world titles. Fresh Jiu-Jitsu Rotorua sent a 20-strong team of 11 children,... Read More

Yachts beached in Pilot Bay after wild gusts hit

Two yachts remain grounded at Pilot Bay following strong spring winds that swept through Mount Maunganui. SunLive readers reported two yachts had grounded... Read More

Friends mourn US couple killed in crash

A US couple killed in a Waikato crash earlier this month are being remembered as 'incredible people” who impacted the 'hearts of so many”. Joshua... Read More

Hollywood actor crashes Hobbiton wedding

A bride and groom were treated to their own kind of adventure when their Hobbiton wedding was 'crashed” by a celebrity. Sharik and Jessica Burgess-Stride,... Read More

Mumraves puts wellbeing first in Tauranga

Forget bedtime routines and nappy changes — on November 22, Tauranga's mums are being invited to let loose at Mumraves, a series of free, alcohol-free... Read More

Govt's $9m wood energy push welcomed in Kawerau

A $9 million government boost to wood energy production has been welcomed by a company with its sights set on building a torrefied wood pellet plant in Kawerau. Minister... Read More

Fierce rivalry as NZ hosts top dog trial test

The best heading dogs from both sides of the Tasman will go head to head later this month, as New Zealand hosts the annual Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial Test... Read More

Two US tourists named after fatal Waikato crash

Two American tourists have been named as those killed in a crash near Tīrau earlier this month. Joshua Laroy Greenway, 35, and Amber Kory Stephens, 34, were... Read More