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Don’t fly your drone like a turkey - CAA

Drones make great Christmas gifts and are a lot of fun, but the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is urging people not to toy with them. 'If you receive a drone... Read More

Soft plastic recycling scheme dumped

All soft plastics will go to landfill from the end of the year, due to a massive backlog in recycling. Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme chairperson Malcolm Everts... Read More

What’s on? Last minute gift shopping

Good morning SunLive readers and welcome back to your weekend. I hope for most of you this weekend also marks the beginning of a well-deserved summer break. While... Read More

Farm students secure jobs before graduation

They may have graduated just last week, but six of the nine students who took on the agricultural course at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's Whakatāne campus... Read More

One dead in Bay of Plenty crash

One person is dead following a crash on Te Puna Station Road, near Tauranga, early this morning. The single-vehicle crash occurred near Teihana Road just before... Read More

New and improved Vessel Works off to flying start

Just shy of five months since its official opening, we take a look at the development and inaugural operations of Vessel Works, the Tauranga Harbour marine precinct. Vessel... Read More

Renewal of operating agreement at Port of Tauranga

Oji Fibre Solutions and Port of Tauranga have confirmed their long term relationship has been extended with the renewal of their operating agreement for a further... Read More

Anglers challenge – catch it if you can

Anglers have been given the chance to chase some 'jumbo-size” trout in Lake Rotorua. Fish & Game officers have released about 200 mega-sized trout into... Read More

Commercial property investor confidence on rise

Tauranga has eclipsed Queenstown in commercial property investor confidence for the first time in almost four years. Colliers International's latest quarterly... Read More

Humpback whale dies in Firth of Thames

A 12-metre humpback whale has died overnight in the Firth of Thames after a report it had been stranded in Kaiaua on Thursday. The Department of Conservation... Read More

Teen charged in relation to Te Puke death

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in relation to the death of a Te Puke teenager. Seventeen-year-old Halayna Wagstaff died in Te Puke on July 21 2018, says... Read More

Better coverage for rural residents

Better connectivity coverage is needed for rural business and communities to thrive, says Federated Farmers. 'It's good the government pledged they will invest... Read More