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Bay Oval lined up for international cricket summer

Bay Oval's status as one of New Zealand Cricket's international venues of choice has been reinforced with the allocation of five major matches in the coming season. The... Read More

Crash reported near Barkes Corner

Reports are coming in of a crash near Barkes Corner this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a car has smashed into a tree. The caller says... Read More

Person injured in Maketu house fire

UPDATED 8.59AM: A man is in hospital following a house fire in Maketu this morning. Firefighters from Maketu, Pukehina, Te Puke and Greerton spent most of the... Read More

King of the pie makers takes crown for sixth time

Tauranga's own Patrick Lam of Patrick's Pies Café has won his sixth Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Award, earning him the title 'King of Pie Makers'. Patrick... Read More

Fears mount for Airbnb owners

Airbnb hosts in Auckland are up in arms about having to pay thousands of dollars retrospectively in council rates. Some hosts will have to pay thousands of dollars... Read More

National would legalise cannabis - Bridges

If the public votes in favour of legalising cannabis in a referendum, a National-led government would change the law accordingly, National Party leader Simon Bridges... Read More

Mud sweat and tears for rugby fundraiser

You could say Rodger McBrydie and Dan Goodwin are experts in their field - as long as that field is a churned-up bog with barely a blade of grass showing. What... Read More

SunLive’s top news- July 31

SunLive's top news stories: Guidelines limit firearms handling in schools https://sunlive.co.nz/news/185396-guidelines-limit-firearms-handling-schools.html Substation... Read More

Spectacular Styles volley seals Papamoa success

A 2-1 win for Flying Mullet Papamoa over fellow Loaded WaiBOP Premiership league contenders Waikato Unicol has kept them firmly in the title frame, just a point... Read More

New Zealand’s First Media Hub for Kids

HEIHEI is New Zealand's first media hub for children aged five to nine. It has been lunched with the intention for it to be a safe place for them to access local... Read More

Stop-go convicted murderer loses appeal

The man convicted of murdering stop-go worker George Taiaroa has failed at getting his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. Quinton Paul Winders was... Read More

City feel the away day pain in seven-goal thriller

Three goals in the final 15 minutes destroyed The Island Tauranga City's day in the Northern Football League on Saturday. Leading their away day encounter with... Read More