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BOP highway closed after serious crash

UPDATED 8.48AM: Multiple injuries are being reported following a serious crash on a Bay of Plenty Highway. State Highway 30, near Awakeri, is closed after a car... Read More

Tauranga i-Site opens on The Strand

The Tauranga i-SITE Visitor Information Centre is moving to a new site themed in what Tourism Bay of Plenty described as Tauranga Moana's ‘DNA'. The information... Read More

Residents‘ long wait for vital police station

Nearly a year after it was set alight, Tāneatua residents are still waiting for a new police station. The Tāneatua Police Station was extensively damaged by... Read More

Arson suspected in Tauranga playground fire

Arson is suspected as the cause of a playground fire in Tauranga this morning. Tauranga Fire Brigade was called to the fire on The Strand, near Wharf Street,... Read More

Murupara lodge wins national tourism award

Kohutapu Lodge and Tribal Tours has won the 2019 New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards' Community Engagement Award. Travellers are taken to Kohutapu Lodge... Read More

Researching Tauranga communities

A new research project will be carried out looking at the geographic communities in Tauranga. Acorn Foundation, TECT, BayTrust and Tauranga City Council are teaming... Read More

Air NZ adds 33,000 seats

Air New Zealand is adding hundreds more regional flights to its schedule at the start of 2020 following the withdrawal of Jetstar's regional services. The... Read More

EastPack, Tauranga Business of the Year

EastPack, New Zealand's largest Kiwifruit post-harvest company had a very successful night at the Westpac Tauranga Business Awards 2019 on Friday, picking up four... Read More

Traffic delays in Maungatapu

Motorists are being warned of delays through the Maungatapu area this evening. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says she has just got through the traffic... Read More

Bay Twisters’ cheer trials open to everyone

If you have ever thought about becoming a cheerleader now is your chance with the Bay Twisters holding trials. The cheer club are holding trials for their 2020... Read More

Young cricketers have a chance to get new kit

Tauranga cricket players have a chance to win gear and to take part in a BLACKCAPS game this season. ANZ is supporting community cricket in Tauranga and across... Read More

New rose created for ex Hamilton Mayor

A week is a long time in politics. Three years seems like an eternity. But that's about to change. Three years ago, after retiring from two terms as Mayor, Julie... Read More