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BOP woman jailed after grandsons death in hot car

The grandmother of a baby boy who died after being left in a hot car for hours - while she smoked synthetic cannabis and passed out - has been jailed for two years... Read More

Police raid Tauranga property

Armed police have swooped in on a Tauranga property this morning. A SunLive reader messaged us on Facebook to say she heard police yelling in Redmond Street... Read More

Blue mushrooms spotted in Rotorua reserve

The mushroom made famous by the $50 note and the Kokako bird are flourishing up in Rotorua. Werewere-kokako blue mushrooms have been spotted this Autumn by the... Read More

Totara Street to be closed this weekend

Totara Street in Mount Maunganui is set to be closed this weekend. From Saturday May 11 at 5am to Monday May 13 at 6am, the road will be closed between Hull... Read More

Two killed in Otorohanga crash

UPDATED 9.02AM: The person initially reported to be in critical condition following a crash near Otorohanga, has now died. This means the crash is now a double... Read More

Surge in building consents in Tauranga & WBOP

The first four months of 2019 has seen a surge in construction activity. This is according to the information from Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Road closure for fatal crash investigation in BOP

A section of State Highway 34 in the Bay of Plenty will be closed today to allow police to investigate the area following a fatal crash. One person died in a... Read More

Smoke alarm warning after grandfather’s death

People are being urged make sure smoke alarms in their homes are working and chimneys have been maintained following the year's first fatal house fire in the Bay... Read More

Two vehicle crash on Cambridge Road

Delays are expected along Cambridge Road in Tauranga this morning following a two vehicle crash. The crash is near the Takitimu Drive overbridge. A reporter... Read More

Teachers receiving best pay offer in decades

The Government has offered primary and secondary school teachers $1.2 billion worth of pay rises and other improvements to their terms and conditions which go... Read More

Feedback wanted for Rail Trail plans

Plans to build the 10km stretch of Hauraki Rail Trail from Kaiaua township to Pūkorokoro Miranda will be rolled out to the community at a drop-in session in Kaiaua... Read More

Promising singer-songwriter to perform in Tauranga

An Auckland based young and talented singer-songwriter Sophie Mashlan is playing at Tauranga's Incubator Creative Hub at 7pm on Wednesday. After releasing her... Read More