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Bay of Plenty Symphonia set to impress

Bay of Plenty Symphonia opens the 2019 season at Baycourt with MASTERWORKS, a concert featuring three powerful, well known works from classical masters. Top... Read More

Armed police surround house in Gate Pa

Armed Police are currently at an address in the Gate Pa area A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says police have surrounded the house across the road... Read More

Driving warning for the BOP

People driving around the Bay of Plenty today are being warned to take care on the roads. The NZ Transport Agency is asking people to make sure they have their... Read More

Waikato Warrior makes in-ring return in style

Cairo 'The Waikato Warrior” George made his in-ring return, fighting in the Waikato for the first time in nearly two years, and he did it in style. George... Read More

Cross examination of key witness in BOP rape trial

A Japanese exchange worker who says she was treated like a sex slave at an Eastern Bay of Plenty hotel has finished giving evidence in her alleged rapist's... Read More

Tauranga teachers voice opinion at union meeting

Teachers from across Tauranga gathered for paid union meetings on Wednesday at Baypark to have their say on matters within the education sector and to discuss... Read More

Should cannabis be legalised?

Following on from Justice Minister Andrew Little's announcement about the 2020 cannabis referendum, SunLive asked members of the public what they thought about... Read More

Insulation running out as landlords deadline nears

A group representing landlords says home insulation materials are running out in some parts of the country as landlords rush to insulate their rentals to meet... Read More

NZTA calls in auditors

The Transport Agency has called in outside auditors to look at a high tech team that has spent almost $6.7 million on IT projects, including a pothole detection... Read More

NZ Post rates to go up in July

The cost of sending a letter within New Zealand or internationally will change on July 1 2019. NZ Post says postal rate changes will contribute to protecting... Read More

One arrested after fleeing from police

One person is in custody after police located a stolen vehicle in Katikati. A police spokesperson says police located the vehicle at around 4.40pm. 'The driver... Read More

Shakti in the Park celebrates cultural diversity

Students at the University of Waikato's Tauranga campus are holding ‘Shakti in the Park', an event raising awareness for the Shakti Community Council, a... Read More