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PM makes return from maternity leave

"I'm not going to pretend that I have the same lot as every other woman." Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is acutely aware of the example she is... Read More

Rare pāteke ducks welcomed to Rainbow Springs

Rainbow Springs, a Ngāi Tahu Tourism company, is thrilled to welcome two very rare pāteke (brown teal) ducks to the nature park in Rotorua today. This is a... Read More

SunLive’s top news- August 2

SunLive's top news stories: Jailed Tauranga gunman loses appeal https://sunlive.co.nz/news/185509-jailed-tauranga-gunman-loses-appeal.html Toddler dies... Read More

Tauranga Moana iwi members onboard crashed bus

A bus, believed to be carrying Tauranga Moana iwi members returning from Parliament this afternoon, has crashed near Sanson. Ngai Te Rangi chief executive Paora... Read More

Bridge work set to flow once more

Work on the new pedestrian bridge over the Ohinemuri River at the Karangahake Gorge carpark dried up over the last few months but will start to flow again in early... Read More

Toddler dies from deliberately inflicted injuries

Police investigating the death of a toddler are appealing for any information that may help them with the case. Comfort Joy Witeri-Thompson died as a result of... Read More

Labour MP tackling food waste in New Zealand

Bay of Plenty Labour MP Angie Warren-Clark has today requested that the Environment Select Committee initiate a targeted briefing process to investigate the current... Read More

Multiple injuries in two car crash

Emergency services are attending a serious crash between at least two vehicles on SH1, Tokoroa, South Waikato. Police were called to the scene around 12.10pm,... Read More

Warm-up for Bob Dylan in Tauranga

If at first you don't succeed... Nothing ever goes as smoothly as you want and that was the way when a collection of Tauranga's top musicians combined... Read More

Heavy rain switches from west to east

Today is wet in the west, with better weather in the east, but by the end of the working week MetService is forecasting a reversal of that split. Heavy rain... Read More

Kiwi mauled in Coromandel

At least five kiwis have been mauled to death by dogs in Coromandel since Easter. The bodies of eight kiwis were found in the Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary area. It's... Read More

Angry scenes as iwi arrive for settlement signing

Angry and emotional scenes have erupted outside Parliament as Hauraki iwi arrived to sign their treaty settlement. The government is signing the Pare Hauraki... Read More