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Warnings & watches as wild weather lashes NZ

Wind and heavy rain warnings are being issued for several places in the North Island as wild weather moves across the country. A strong wind warning is in place... Read More

Crash reported on SH29

Reports are coming in of a crash on State Highway 29. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a car and truck have crashed on SH29, near McLaren Falls... Read More

Quarterfinalists confirmed for national champs

New Zealand's top young females have dominated the premier Open Women's Division, advancing through to the final 12 surfers of the National Surfing Championships.... Read More

Road closures and slips as storm bears down on NZ

More than 100 Coromandel homes are without power as Civil Defence staff and contractors this morning assess the initial damage wrought in the region by severe... Read More

Covid-19: XBB.1.5 variant detected in NZ

The XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19, also known as 'Kraken', has been detected in New Zealand, says the Ministry of Health. Whole genome sequencing results... Read More

2022‘s most popular names revealed

Oliver was the most popular name for boys. After being in second place in 2021, Isla is back at the top for most popular girl name in New Zealand for 2022. Isla... Read More

Fatal crash: Police release Rotorua man‘s name

Police can now name the man who died in a crash on State Highway 33 near Paengaroa last year. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Wednesday,... Read More

Fatal workplace incident in BOP

One person is dead following a workplace incident in the Bay of Plenty. Police attended reports that a person was injured in an incident in Tutaetoko Road, Toatoa,... Read More

Storm: Care urged in BOP highways

People are being asked to avoid any unnecessary travel with a forecast of heavy rain and severe gales for parts of the North Island currently in place. Ex Tropical... Read More

NASA astronaut touches down in Tauranga today

Record breaking NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins will be touching down in Tauranga today. It is her first visit to New Zealand and she is taking... Read More

Proposals must not hit smokers desperate to quit

'Kiwis need to have their say on the Government's proposed measures aimed at youth vaping, with submissions closing on March 15.” That's the message... Read More

Bringing clean water to Tongan schools

Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment... Read More