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Hospitality businesses: mandates are killing us

Whakātane business people are expressing their pain and frustration with the Government's Covid response. Around 18 members of the Whakātane hospitality and... Read More

Police appeal for info after poisoning death

Police are appealing to the public for information following the suspicious death of a man in December last year. David Davan, aged 67, from Herekino died in... Read More

Child Cancer Foundation cancels street appeal

Child Cancer Foundation is urging Kiwis to make a donation this March after cancelling their 2022 Street Appeal due to health and safety concerns for volunteers... Read More

BOP teen‘s near-miss with great white shark

A teenage boy surfing in Bay of Plenty faced a close call with a great white shark recently. The close call at popular surf spot Matakana Island on Monday, prompted... Read More

Child sex abuse operation leads to 46 arrests

A two-year international operation led by New Zealand authorities, has identified more than 90,000 online accounts possessing or trading child sexual abuse material. The... Read More

Mini tornado reports in Papamoa

Reports of a mini tornado are coming in from Papamoa this morning. SunLive has been contacted by a number of different people reporting a 'weird wind event”... Read More

Shotgun start for Tauranga fishing tournament

Two families gathered on Moturiki to watch the flotilla of fishing boats. Photo: John Borren/SunLive. Keen fishers are heading out into Tauranga waters this morning... Read More

Native tree poisoning threatens Tauranga wildlife

"Once that habitat is gone, it's gone forever." That's the message from Tauranga City Council's director of spaces and places, Paul Dunphy. White-faced... Read More

Bay of Plenty hospitals brace for strike action

Anaesthetic technicians are just some of the 400 workers who will strike on Friday, disrupting planned care at Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals. More than 400... Read More

House price growth rate lowest since Sept 2020

The property market is losing its strength as rising interest rates and stricter lending rules have resulted in house price growth fall to its lowest point in... Read More

Covid: Staff shortages affect rubbish collections

Both Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District councils are experiencing staff shortages as a result of Covid-19. The shortages are affecting the councils'... Read More

LIVE: Parliament protest enters 23rd day

Multiple arrests are being made as part of the pre-planned operation to remove protesters from Parliament. Police have been descending on Parliament from early... Read More