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Hewletts Rd open after motorbike crash

UPDATED: Hewletts Road is open following a motorbike crash earlier this morning. While the road is open, Tauranga City Council is advising motorists to avoid the... Read More

Serious truck crash on Bay highway

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious truck crash on State Highway 33, south of Paengaroa. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a ute and truck... Read More

This day in history and today's weather

Today's weather forecast is for a fine day apart from some evening cloud and light winds. It's a one-clothing layer day today, with a high of 20 and an overnight... Read More

Man injured in mountain bike crash

A 70-year-old mountain bike rider suffered a puncture wound to his torso after he crashed with another rider. The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a... Read More

Boatie missing off Waihi coast

The search for a man missing off the Waihi coast is expected to continue this morning. The 24-year-old man went missing when a boat he, another man and a boy were... Read More

Search for missing Bay man continuing

Police are continuing to search for Rotorua missing man Nigel Peterson who has not been seen since around 3pm on Friday. Police, LandSAR volunteers from Tauranga... Read More

Surf rescue rivalries go head to head

Some of the world's top lifesavers will gather at Mount Maunganui at the end of the month as multiple nations come together for the DHL International Surf Rescue... Read More

Call for Tauranga passenger trains

Using existing rail corridors for commuter transport is being suggested by Tauranga architect Mark Wassung, as a way of reducing traffic congestion on the city... Read More

Councillors discuss begging bylaw

A collaborative approach to addressing homelessness, which has successfully removed most rough sleepers from Hamilton streets in two years, will soon begin operating... Read More

Crackdown on freedom camping

Daily monitoring of freedom camping spots across Western Bay will begin in mid-December and extend until early February 2018. Weekend monitoring started in Waihi... Read More

Maori wards for Western Bay?

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has today voted to establish one or more Maori wards - but the decision was not unanimous, and may not even come to fruition. The... Read More

Mount band win at NZ Music Awards

Curate Music, previously Mosaic, are celebrating after winning a Tui Award for Best Worship Artist in the 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards with their second album ‘These... Read More