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Election 2016 candidates' list

Nominations are closed and the names are in. The next local body elections will be held in October 2016. File photo. Voters will be electing 11 representatives -... Read More

More students achieving in the Bay

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller believes the parents will be pleased to learn more children are attending ECE and gaining NCEA Level 2 in his electorate. According... Read More

Police searching for “dangerous” man

Police are on the hunt for a man with connections to Tauranga. David Shaun Galloway has a warrant for his arrest for breaching his release conditions. Police have... Read More

Fears for kiwi hatchlings

Heavy snowfall in the central North Island is creating fears for this season's kiwi egg collection. The team at the Maungataniwha project, one New Zealand's most... Read More

Man’s body found in Thames street

A police investigation is underway after a man's body was found in a service lane in Thames. Police have cordoned off the area behind Pollen Street and are asking... Read More

Fire destroys Bethlehem home

Firefighters are still unsure of the cause of a fire at a Bethlehem home today. They arrived to find the interior of the house on fire and two vehicles in the driveway,... Read More

Makeover for important old lady

She's elegant and she's a classic. At 114 she still has good Kauri bones, is doing good work and should survive well into her third century. ‘She' is the large... Read More

Woman seriously injured in crash

A woman has been taken to Whakatane Hospital with serious injuries after being trapped inside a vehicle for more than one hour. Emergency services were called to... Read More

Car fire at the Mount

Reports are coming in of a car fire in Mount Maunganui. SunLive understands a vehicle was reported on fire on Ocean Beach Road, near Girven Road. Firefighters and... Read More

Have you come down with Olympic fever?

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are in full swing now and already we've seen some highs and lows - some lower than others - for the New Zealand team. SunLive asked people... Read More

Cherrywood Westpac to close

The Cherrywood branch of the Westpac Bank is among 19 mainly rural branches that will be closing down/ Other branches include; Kamo, Broadway Avenue in Palmerston... Read More

Bumper avocado crop expected

A shortage meant avocados were a black-market item, but now there are more than ever. Earlier in the year, avocados were stolen in bulk from growers in the eastern... Read More