07:25am Wed 01 Apr, 2020
State Highway 1 through Tokoroa is closed following a serious crash this morning. Emergency services are responding to a report of a serious crash along State... Read More
07:22am Wed 01 Apr, 2020
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management has launched a new 0800 number helping Bay of Plenty households meet essential needs during the national rāhui... Read More
07:11am Wed 01 Apr, 2020
The annual number of new homes consented was 37,882 for the year ended February 2020, the highest since the mid-1970s, says Stats NZ. The number of new homes... Read More
07:01am Wed 01 Apr, 2020
Retired Gate Pa couple Doug and Ann Roberts have their grocery - and wine - supplies sorted for this week thanks to a visit from granddaughter Gemma. Doug, who... Read More
06:42am Wed 01 Apr, 2020
There are 15 probable confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Bay of Plenty. This is the latest information from Toi Te Ora Public Health. In a breakdown provided... Read More
08:00pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises essential works to complete road reconstruction on a section of State Highway 2 near Paengaroa will get underway from tomorrow. The... Read More
07:00pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
Countdown is the latest supermarket to increase staff pay during the four week COVID-19 lockdown. Waged supermarket and distribution centre staff will receive... Read More
05:43pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
People are being urged to build support networks in their community to ensure the needs of vulnerable people are being met. Age Concern general manager Tanya Smith... Read More
05:05pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
A barbering tutor is resorting to the grass on his lawn to inspire his students. Todd Madden is the barber tutor for Hair to Train's barber course run through... Read More
03:02pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
A second lightning storm has been captured on camera. Images sent to SunLive by Jeremy Merrick show the power of Mother Nature as most people slept overnight. "There... Read More
03:00pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is updating the public on the government's response to the COVID-19 situation in New Zealand this afternoon. The Government... Read More
02:01pm Tue 31 Mar, 2020
It's taken a global and viral ‘nasty' to silence the man who won't be silenced. Brian Cotter, the 90-year-old tonsils on the Saturday morning show on Village... Read More