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Reports of three car crash near Whakamarama

Reports are coming in about a three car crash on State Highway 2 near Whakamarama. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hot line says traffic is delayed. "This... Read More

A cardboard mural with a message

A cardboard mural spotted at the Willow Street bus stop this week, is sending an important message about homelessness and mental health to Tauranga residents. The... Read More

Lights, camera, action!

International Youth Silent Film Festival (IYSFF) NZ project coordinator Jannine Bishop is delighted that actor and director David de Lautour is one of the celebrity... Read More

Jefferson Starship completes ‘must-see’ lineup

Californian rock legends Jefferson Starship will join Toto and Dragon on next year's ‘A Summer's Day Live' series, which will take in some of the most picturesque... Read More

Car and truck collide on SH2

A car and a truck have collided on State Highway Two this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash near Omokoroa Road and Youngson Road around 9am.... Read More

New drug to benefit residents with rare cancer

Bay of Plenty residents living with a rare form of cancer, where a chromosomal rearrangement causes the disease to mutate and spread throughout the body, are set... Read More

Driver absconds from power pole crash

Truman Lane is closed this morning after a crash which caused multiple power poles to come down on the road. Emergency services were called to the crash just... Read More

Motorcyclist dies in Rotorua

A motorcyclist has died following a serious crash on Devon St West in Rotorua. Police were called to the crash at 1.51am, says a police spokesperson. "The motorcycle... Read More

Thousands don pink for breast cancer walk

Thousands of people rocked up to turn Tauranga streets pink for the annual Hot Pink Walk. The aim of the event is to raise money and awareness of breast cancer. About... Read More

Apollo 7 and the weather

Today we have cloud increasing and showers developing in the afternoon, with a chance of them being heavy. Also northerlies strengthening. It's a three-clothing... Read More

Mixed reactions over new bus route network

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is expecting benefits not only for the elderly population, but the entire community, when a new bus route network begins on... Read More

Graphic: Sheep mauled in urban Tauranga street

Another case of animals being mauled has come forward after SunLive ran a story about an alpaca being mauled by dogs. A resident who lives on Sunvale Place in... Read More