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What's On? Book sale & school fair

Good morning, SunLive readers, and welcome to another Sunday. Today the weather is expected to be cloudy at first, before clearing and becoming fine this afternoon. The... Read More

Unique Waldorf School Fair this weekend

The Tauranga Waldorf School Fair and Open Day in Welcome Bay on Sunday is unlike any of the traditional school fairs held in the Bay of Plenty. Waldorf schools cherish... Read More

Back-to-back rescues for TECT Helicopter

A kayaking group was forced to light a fire after one paddler fell from his kayak and became cold. The 72-year-old had been had been kayaking with a group down the... Read More

Runner traces footsteps of ancestors

When Te Puia's Piripi Inia lines up at the start line of the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km, he'll be retracing the footsteps of his ancestors. The Te Arawa descendent... Read More

Fire at Otumoetai School suspicious

A fire which occurred at Otumoetai Primary School earlier this afternoon, is being treated as suspicious. A New Zealand Fire Service spokesperson says emergency... Read More

Ribbon Day fun

Pony lovers will be trotting away their worries at the Tauranga RDA annual ribbon day. The riders will be competing in handy pony, egg and spoon races, hoop over... Read More

Wind blows roof from Opotiki house

The wind has blown the roof off a two-story house in Ōpōtiki in Bay of Plenty. Severe southeast gales are expected to hit parts of Bay of Plenty and the East Coast... Read More

Police on the hunt for new cops

Want to see what it's like to be a police officer? Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are holding a Recruitment information night at the EBOP REAP center on Pyne St Whakatane... Read More

Coroner rules Bay teen dangerous driver

A coroner has found a Tauranga teenager who died after his car plunged down a bank had a history of driving dangerously. Levi Penberthy-Green, who was 18, died of... Read More

Police investigate Whakatane robbery

Police are seeking more information about a robbery at a Whakatane dairy earlier this morning. Sergeant Ray Wylie says the incident occurred at the Mananui Dairy... Read More

All the fun of a book fair

The weather gods are playing right into the hands of the Harbour City Lions. Because there's an old expression about getting lost in a world made of books, coffee... Read More

Huntly crash delays traffic

Motorists travelling to the Tonga v New Zealand game in Hamilton tonight are being advised of potential delays. Traffic is expected to be delayed later this evening... Read More