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Te Puke shop fire: prank or electrical fault

A fire in Te Puke on the corner of Palmer Place may have just been another school holiday prank or an electrical fault. Fire were called to the scene at around... Read More

Nelson Mandela and the weather

In today's forecast we are expecting a partly cloudy day with light winds. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 16 and an overnight low... Read More

Street in Tauranga CBD to close for a year

A section of Hamilton Street, between Durham Street and Willow Street in the Tauranga Central Business District, will be closed from Thursday - for a year. Access... Read More

Nature captured on camera in Tauranga

A misty morning, stunning sunrises and foamy beaches have all been captured on camera around Tauranga this week. In a series of pictures sent to SunLive, our... Read More

Whales spotted near The Strand

A pod of whales has been spotted in Tauranga Harbour this morning. Alana was on The Strand and says she saw three whales come in from the port side "heading towards... Read More

Man with rifle leads police on hour-long chase

Three men are in custody after a police pursuit that lasted more than an hour in Waikato early this morning. Police spotted a stolen car in Ngaruawahia shortly... Read More

Seafood industry told to ’start looking at itself’

Seafood companies are being told to take responsibility for the treatment of foreign crews catching fish for them. Labour Inspectorate national manager Stu Lumsden... Read More

Widow of Awanui Black gives four names to police

The widow of a Bay of Plenty Māori leader says she has given the police the names of four people she believes may have been involved in, or have knowledge of, what... Read More

A week of serious film making

Serious film making has been underway today with about 25 youth participating in a three-day workshop at Baycourt. Facilitated by Jannine Bishop, the International... Read More

SunLive’s top news- July 17

SunLive's top news stories: Police investigate link between homicides https://sunlive.co.nz/news/184382-police-investigate-link-between-homicides.html Fertiliser... Read More

Appeal for vehicle sightings near McLaren Falls

Members of public who may have sighted vehicles near McLaren Falls on Friday are being asked to come forward. A police media spokesperson says the appeal is part... Read More

Incident reported near 17th Ave

Police are currently in attendance of an incident near 17th Ave. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says more than five officers have been spotted in the... Read More