04:49pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
PowerCo is using low flying helicopters in the Bay of Plenty to inspect and take photographs of power poles in rural areas. A Te Puna resident has contacted SunLive... Read More
04:25pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Freshwater improvement efforts in four key catchments areas of the Bay of Plenty will be scaled up and accelerated thanks to an injection of $3 million funding from... Read More
03:26pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
'Of you see anything, report it”. This is the message from Tauranga Police following a rise in complaints around criminal activity in the Arataki area. 'Police... Read More
02:49pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
UPDATE 3:20PM: Firefighters are working to put out multiple fires along the train tracks in Mount Maunganui. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Northern Fire Communications... Read More
01:57pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
More than 20,000 people flooded the streets of Papamoa in what is being described as the 'biggest parade the suburb has ever seen”. Organiser Julia Manktelow... Read More
01:06pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Summer is here, and that means a long break from schoolwork. "Kids will happily be swapping school sandals for sandcastles, and mathematics for Minecraft; but... Read More
11:45am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
A new eBook about life, leadership and education is challenging schools to prioritise teachers' wellbeing. Mennie Scapens, co-founder and former principal at... Read More
11:15am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
They may be Honda team-mates and brothers as well, but that's all put to one side when Mitch and Damon Rees head out onto the race track. The two Whakatane... Read More
10:45am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Part of Ohauiti Road will be re-named Upper Ohauiti Road to make property addresses easier to find in emergencies and for mail delivery purposes. Tauranga City... Read More
10:01am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Police are asking for the public's help to locate missing 17-year-old Caley. Caley left a Judgeford property, Porirua, on Sunday afternoon, driving north... Read More
09:05am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Firefighters have returned to Matakana Island today after a fire broke out on Matakana Island on Sunday. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Northern Fire Communications... Read More
08:38am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
New research backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries could help bumblebee hives to live longer and be more efficient. The new project is researching ways... Read More