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Battle of the Kaimais makes for a slippery weekend

Wet weather, and some major blowouts, ruled in rugby's Battle of the Kaimais and Pro 4 contests on Saturday. Waikato's top four women's club teams convincingly... Read More

Interim move for Omokoroa library service centre

Omokoroa's Library and Service Centre will be moving into a new building on the Western Avenue Recreation Reserve until a permanent home is found in the future... Read More

Information sought following match-fixing

Police are appealing for information following allegations of match-fixing in a recent National Basketball League game. Basketball NZ contacted police last week... Read More

Eastern Bay of Plenty SH2 now open

State Highway 2 Matata and State Highway 2 Waimana Gorge are now open but extra care is still needed. Both roads were closed earlier today following flooding... Read More

Power out in Tauranga suburb

Power has gone out to 714 properties in the Tauranga suburb of Greerton. A caller to the 0800 SunLive hotline says that power has gone out in Greerton. Powerco... Read More

City perplexed after ref abandons match

Tauranga City officials and players have been left bewildered and unhappy after their Northern Football league match with Auckland's Forest Hill Milford was... Read More

Trio’s murder trial begins

The trial of three men accused of the shooting death of another man near Kinloch has begun in the High Court at Hamilton. The three men - Whakapumaitanga​ Clarke,... Read More

Toto to tour Tauranga

Rock legends Toto are set to tour New Zealand, including Tauranga, early next year. Presented by Neptune Entertainment and The Breeze, the Toto tour will be the... Read More

Human skull found at Mount Maunganui

UPDATED 2.29PM: A human skull has been found at Mount Maunganui this afternoon. Police are at Salisbury Wharf after a skull was fished up just after 2pm. Detective... Read More

Police credit public for Papamoa arrests

Police would like to thank members of the public for information that led to arrests in Papamoa on Friday. Police recently received complaints regarding two men... Read More

GRAPHIC: DOC keeping open mind about seal deaths

The Department of Conservation is keeping an open mind about how more than 40 New Zealand fur seals/kekeno died, after their bodies were found on a remote bay... Read More

New homes proposed for Papamoa East

A building developer has approached Tauranga City Council to consider more housing in the Papamoa East area. Bluehaven Holdings Limited wants the council to consider... Read More