Update 1pm - A shelter belt fire near Te Puna is now under control. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Northern Communications Shift manager Scott Osmond says the... Read More

A Western Bay of Plenty family has lost close to everything after their home was engulfed in flames yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has decided to spend up to $1.528 million on a repair solution for the roadway down to the harbour within Kauri Point... Read More

Reports are coming in about another crash on Barkes Corner. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says it happened at about 10.40am. "This is a different... Read More

A driver is lucky to escape a crash with only a sprained ankle after a wooden fence smashed through the windscreen and brushed the side of the driver's face. The... Read More

Update 10.40am- No one has been injured following a crash near Barkes Corner. A police media spokesperson says the three car crash happened just after 9.30am. "Police... Read More

A report by Housing NZ into its response to methamphetamine contamination shows the organisation accepts its approach was wrong and had far reaching consequences... Read More

An Indian woman facing deportation wants justice served on the men she says took more than $30,000 from her in return for work visas for jobs that did not exist. Damanpreet... Read More

In today's forecast we are expecting a cloudy morning, then fine spells in the afternoon, but with a chance of a shower or two. Also light winds. It's... Read More

Lotto players in Waihi and Mount Maunganui are celebrating a $25,000 win. The players who bought their tickets at Paper Plus Waihi and Toyworld and Bayfair Lotto... Read More

Police are looking for the people responsible for a shooting in Hamilton. At 10:25pm, police responded to Derby Street, Nawton, Hamilton after receiving reports... Read More

Police officers working on the front lines think more should be done to protect their safety in high risk situations. They say they need better access to their... Read More