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Collins : Likes what she sees

No pageantry or fanfare, just a quick stop in to say hi to our Boys and Girls in Blue says Police Minister Judith Collins yesterday. It's the first visit for the... Read More

Orca relocated to land-based pool

Teams of volunteers carried an orca calf ashore on a stretcher and placed him in a pool filled with sea water in an attempt to save his life this afternoon. Orca... Read More

Update: Car and bus collide in Greerton

Update 5.30pm: Emergency services have cleared the vehicles from crash at the roundabout one Fraser Street and Chadwick Road. A caller to 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline... Read More

Car gutted by roadside fire in Tauranga

A quick trip to Hamilton has ended with a Tauranga driver's car being gutted by fire. The driver, who didn't want to be identified, told SunLive he was heading to... Read More

Bay man assaulted in park

Police are seeking witnesses to a serious assault in the Bay of Plenty. The incident took place in the Homedale Road Reserve in the Pukehangi area of Rotorua between... Read More

Scooter rider injured in crash

One person has been taken to Tauranga Hospital with potentially serious injuries after a crash between a light truck and scooter. The crash happened at the roundabout... Read More

All those chips and no fish

The name is Bobby's Fresh Fish Market not 'frozen” fish market. So says Bobby Palmer, boss of one of the city's most popular eateries. And consequently when... Read More

Humble and loving man killed in crash

Family of one of the men killed in last night's horror crash have described him as a kind, loving and humble young man. Halani Fine, 28, one of five men who died... Read More

Co-workers mourn colleagues

Aongatete Coolstores is closed today as co-workers of the five men killed in last night's serious crash mourn. The crash at the intersection of Dawson's Road happened... Read More

Man killed in quad bike accident

The body of man has been recovered from a Tauranga farm following a quad bike accident. Emergency services were called to the farm on Kaiate Falls Road just before... Read More

Hugh Blake home again

Scottish International Hugh Blake has returned home to play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup. Hugh debuted for Scotland against Ireland... Read More

A cooler August for many of us

New Zealand temperatures turned a corner in July, with the abnormal warmth of the first half of the year now a distant memory. 'A cooler than usual August is expected... Read More