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Fine day for a teddy bears’ picnic

Welcome to Teddy Bears' Picnic Day. In today's weather we are expecting a morning shower or two then increasing fine breaks throughout the rest of the... Read More

Students show the way in beautiful game

Unstoppable attacking football has put the students of Tauranga Boys' College three points out in front of Waikato-Bay of Plenty's Loaded Premiership table. They... Read More

Waioeka Gorge likely to re-open after midday

The Waioeka Gorge is still closed this morning, after being closed yesterday due to safety concerns. The NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to stay up to... Read More

Teenagers fire at police

Teenagers shooting in the backyard of a Hamilton home then turned their fire at police. Police were called to Ross Crescent in Fairfield around 10.20am on Monday... Read More

Robot to bring accurate data to kiwifruit orchards

A battery-powered fully-autonomous robot system, which can scan kiwifruit orchards and offer growers a full picture of their crop via accurate data, was drawing... Read More

Spark faces charges for alleged over-billing

Spark is facing legal action for allegedly overcharging thousands of customers. The Commerce Commission is filing court proceedings against the telecommunications... Read More

$2.3 billion bill to replace aging fleet

The government has announced its new fleet of aircraft to replace its aging Orion planes. The Defence Minister Ron Mark made the announcement of the $2.346 billion... Read More

SunLive’s top news- July 9

SunLive's top news stories: IRD Tauranga employees walk off the job https://sunlive.co.nz/news/183809-ird-tauranga-employees-walk-off-job.html Man shot dead... Read More

Mount recharge Baywide title defence

Mt Maunganui's defence of their Farmlands Co-operative Baywide club rugby title, which has looked shaky for much of the season, is back on firmer ground, at least... Read More

The Opportunities Party is no more

The Board of The Opportunities Party has decided to request that the Electoral Commission cancel TOP's registration as a political party. TOP was formed in late... Read More

Te Puke repeat Tai Mitchell success

Te Puke are the Bay of Plenty's undisputed junior rugby champions after taking out the Tai Mitchell final at Rotorua Boys High. They went through the tournament... Read More

Interesting weather twists over the next week

The weather over the next several days is full of interesting twists and could bring quite a variety in weather conditions according to WeatherWatch.co.nz - but... Read More