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Strikes planned for Air NZ busiest day of the year

Unions representing Air New Zealand's aircraft maintenance engineers, aircraft logistics and related staff have served notice of a planned strike four days... Read More

Three in custody following Welcome Bay incident

Three people are in police custody following a police operation in Welcome Bay this morning. Several people have contacted SunLive this morning reporting a large... Read More

Weighing up approaches to drug decriminalisation

How other countries adopted health-based approaches to drug use was one issue considered by the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction report released this week. One... Read More

Cicero, Napster and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day with southwesterlies dying away this morning. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 22 and... Read More

All parking free on Saturdays in the city centre

A one-year trial of free parking will begin in the Tauranga central business district, starting Saturday December 15. Tauranga City transformation chair Larry... Read More

Arson suspected cause of Maketu house fire

A house fire in the Bay of Plenty is being treated as suspicious this morning. Firefighters were called to the blaze in Maketu at 3.30am. Fire and Emergency... Read More

Needle found in strawberry bought in Tauranga

A needle has been found in a strawberry bought from a Tauranga supermarket. Foodstuffs NZ spokeswoman Antoinette Laird says the company was aware of an issue... Read More

Vehicle break-ins spike in Tauranga

Police are urging people to take extra care following an increase in car break-ins in Tauranga. Over the past few months, thieves have been targeting vehicles... Read More

App designed to help pregnant woman

Can an app make the experience of pregnancy easier? Researchers at the University of Waikato believe they have created an app that can make a real difference... Read More

An early Christmas for sick Bay of Plenty children

Christmas has come early for children and youth receiving care in Bay of Plenty hospitals. Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals are some of 21 across New Zealand... Read More

Barkes Corner traffic lights to go back on

The NZ Transport Agency is reintroducing roundabout metering on SH29A Barkes Corner roundabout next week, to improve peak traffic flow. Bay of Plenty Transport... Read More

Tourist’s disappearance ‘out of character’

Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of missing 22-year-old English tourist Grace Millane. On Wednesday, police received a missing person's... Read More