09:38am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
09:15am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
08:23am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
08:15am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
07:30am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
07:09am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
07:00am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
06:44am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
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
06:15pm Tue 21 Nov, 2017
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
05:00pm Tue 21 Nov, 2017
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
03:46pm Tue 21 Nov, 2017
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
02:58pm Tue 21 Nov, 2017
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