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In the heart of the valley

Warm sunlight streams through flittering leaves, creating freckles of gold upon your face below as the cool stream flows gently around you. Happily lost in the... Read More

Farm confidence recovers from record lows

Concerns about high interest rates, poor commodity prices and excessive red tape are weighing heavily on farmers, but rural confidence has risen from last year's... Read More

Crash and breakdown causing traffic congestion

SunLive is receiving reports of traffic building up along Takitimu Drive, Tauranga, on Monday afternoon, and a vehicle collision at Pyes Pa. "The traffic... Read More

Black market for vapes emerges in schools

A black market for vapes has sprung up in schools, while toddlers are getting their hands on their older siblings' vapes. These are just some of the shocking... Read More

Familiar teams in Williams Cup standings

The Versatile Williams Cup standings have taken on a familiar look with four Western Bay of Plenty teams occupying the top four spots. Eves Realty Greerton,... Read More

Top athletes gear up for lifesaving champs

Some of the world's top surf lifesaving athletes will be soon be heading to Tauranga for the country's biggest surf lifesaving event. The 2024 New Zealand... Read More

Two Tetraplegics take on Abel Tasman track

Two men who met in the Burwood Spinal Unit, and were told they would likely never walk again, are taking on the unthinkable this month. Tetraplegics and... Read More

Private operators to run mobile speed cameras

Private operators, instead of police, will run mobile speed cameras on highways nationwide for the first time. Waka Kotahi/New Zealand Transport Agency put... Read More

Explosive threat: Tauranga building evacuated

The discovery of a 'potential explosive threat” has forced the evacuation of the commercial premise in Tauranga. Police were called to the property... Read More

Kiwi stars claim first in Mount Maunganui

Shaunna Polley and Alice Zeimann have gone back-to-back at the Beach Pro Tour Futures in Mount Maunganui after a first-set scare. Tom Reid and Jack McManaway,... Read More

Final section of Maunganui Rd upgrade to start

With bike racks full and skateboard storage bursting at the seams, Mount Maunganui College principal Alastair Sinton is under no illusion as to how important... Read More

Global friendships flourish in the BOP

Showing 10 American tourists the sights, sounds, tastes and treasures the Bay of Plenty has to offer kept a group of Tauranga residents and travel enthusiasts... Read More