09:47am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
08:37am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
08:18am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
07:14am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
07:02am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
06:44am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
'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
06:40am Fri 06 Sep, 2019
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
08:00pm Thu 05 Sep, 2019
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
07:00pm Thu 05 Sep, 2019
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
06:00pm Thu 05 Sep, 2019
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
04:44pm Thu 05 Sep, 2019
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
03:48pm Thu 05 Sep, 2019
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