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Road users set to benefit from sharrow initiative

District road users will notice new road markings on several streets in the area during the coming months. As part of the Active Whakatāne initiative, Whakatāne... Read More

Cannabis summit still at SkyCity

New Zealand's first international medicinal cannabis summit, MedCan 2020, will still take place at SkyCity Auckland Convention Centre on March 18 and 19 next year,... Read More

Large scrub fire near Whangamata

UPDATED 5.43PM: A helicopter has been called in to help battle a large scrub fire near Whangamata. Fire crews were called to the fire, which is located on Waihi... Read More

Cultivating a new industry for the BOP

A new primary industry could emerge in Tauranga as a local company teams up with an Australian-based medicinal cannabis company to grow the plant, and research... Read More

Tauranga girls fill the finals

Tauranga Girls' College will have a massive presence at the upcoming International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand National Awards Final with six students... Read More

Crash on SH2 causing heavy traffic

Traffic is heavy following a two car crash on State Highway 2 near Truman Lane. A SunLive photographer at the scene says traffic is quite heavy in the area. Two... Read More

Lellman off to a flying start

When Fergus Lellman went out to bat on debut for NZ Under-19s against Bangladesh earlier this month he was not sure what to expect. He had missed most of the... Read More

The man behind the name

It probably says something about the man. When most council candidates were anxiously gnawing their nails, waiting for the STV algorithm to crunch the numbers... Read More

Guy Fawkes: Would locals support a fireworks ban?

Next Saturday fireworks will go on sale across the country over a four-day period. With Guy Fawkes creeping up quickly, The SunLive took to the streets of Tauranga... Read More

Huge turnout for Whaka100 mountain bike race

Over 1300 people took part in the thirteenth edition of Emerson's Whaka100 presented by CamelBak in the Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua Tim Rush won the event... Read More

Early morning quake not felt by many in BOP

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake happened early this morning 20km south of Tauranga. The weak quake happened at 5:44am and was 276km deep so wasn't felt by many. A... Read More

Real leadership goes beyond a title or a badge

'Our vision for leadership is to provide opportunities for all of our students to develop and apply the skills required to be an effective leader of themselves... Read More