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Strong quake shakes the Bay of Plenty

A strong quake has hit Te Kaha in the Bay of Plenty, 200km north-east of Rotorua. It had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 and was 4km deep, GeoNet reported.... Read More

Tolaga Bay locals seek solution over slash damage

More than 100 Tolaga Bay locals have turned out to a meeting to discuss recent flooding and the damage caused by the leftovers from forestry operations. Slash... Read More

$10.3 million up for grabs on Saturday

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $10.3 million up for grabs on Saturday. Powerball was not struck this... Read More

Capital climax calling for Rippa rugby champs

Te Akau Ki Papamoa School's year five/six rippa rugby champs are headed to the national tournament in Wellington. They defeated Omanu Primary School 6-5 in a... Read More

Dramatic drop in native bird numbers

There's good and bad news for stay-at-home bird spotters across the country. The latest State of New Zealand Garden Birds report has been released - and shows... Read More

Majority of recalled heaters still in homes

With up to 80 per cent of faulty indoor electric heaters potentially still on the market, is the recall system in need of a major shake-up? It probably comes as... Read More

Environmental Hui to draw conservation enthusiasts

Wellington Environmentalist of the Year 2017, Kelvin Hastie, and Waikato University's Dr Carolyn King are the keynote drawcards at this year's Regional Environment... Read More

SunLive’s top news- June 20

SunLive's top news stories: Winter solstice marks shortest day of the year https://sunlive.co.nz/news/182376-winter-solstice-marks-shortest-day-of-year.html Bay... Read More

Review of Rotorua flood under way

Judith Stanway will chair the independent panel that will review what happened and what contributed to flooding in Ngongotaha on April 29 and make recommendations... Read More

Lakes seeing record spawning levels

Anglers are being urged to get into some 'terrific” fishing on the Rotorua lakes - after reports of excellent catches and record spawning runs underway. Trout... Read More

Nurses issue first strike notice for July

Nurses have issued their first strike notice after not agreeing with the outcome of salary negotiations. But a District Health Board spokeswoman says emergency... Read More

Caved in road to remain closed for several days

A road in Waihi will remain closed for several days after a large tomo, which caved in underneath the road last night, leaving a hole about 1.8m wide at the surface... Read More