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Where $51m museum money will be spent

The cost of infrastructure for the Rotorua Museum will absorb a solid portion of the $51 million already raised for its restoration. Another $6m will be needed... Read More

Car crashes into barrier on Takitimu Drive

One person has sustained minor injuries in a single vehicle crash on Takitimu Drive, near State Highway 29. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says it... Read More

Tourist pleads for return of lost backpack

Tourist John Lopez is asking for help to find his backpack after leaving it on a bus. It contained his passport, an iPad and a Canon 60 mark 2 camera. He... Read More

Launch of the Maori STEAM Strategy and action plan

Toi Kai Rawa has released its Māori STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) strategy at the Tauranga Art Gallery that also included a blessing... Read More

Fatal bus crash: Survivors tell their stories

One survivor of a fatal bus crash near Rotorua has described helping down a passenger dangling from their seatbelt after the bus flipped over. The 62-year-old... Read More

Tauranga woman aims to lower truck speed limits

'Ten Kms less, saves mess.” This is the slogan of Steffi August's petition to lower the speed limit of heavy vehicles to 80 km/h. The current limit on New... Read More

Kiwi chick an early bird

An eager kiwi chick couldn't to wait hatch, arriving weeks before hatching season normally starts. The chick kicked its way out of its shell at Rotorua's... Read More

Action plan launches for healthy waterways

The Government is taking action to stop the degradation of our waterways and clean up our rivers and lakes within a generation. 'Our rivers, lakes and wetlands... Read More

A dangerous road to the Royal NZ Police College

New Constable Yama Bashiri is already qualified in dealing with danger - just four years ago he was working in security in support of British and American convoys... Read More

MPI changes to reduce farms‘ waiting times

The Ministry for Primary Industries is making changes to its on-farm sampling for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. It says this will reduce the amount of... Read More

Oropi Road reopens fully to traffic

UPDATE 5.58PM: Both lanes along Oropi Road are now open. A council spokesperson says there is currently a 50km/h speed limit in place. EARLIER: Oropi Road... Read More

Four adults and one child killed in bus crash

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding yesterday's fatal bus crash near Rotorua continues. 'At this stage we can confirm that those who died... Read More