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BOPDHB fails to provide care for patient

Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill has released a report finding the bay of Plenty District Health Board in breach of the Code of Health and Disability... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 23

SunLive's top news stories: Fuel prices hit record high https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/180262-fuel-prices-hit-record-high.html Fire rips through Thames and Bay... Read More

State Highway 2 trial now finished

The New Zealand Transport Agency and Western Bay of Plenty District Council say adequate data has been gathered and the trial on State Highway 2 near Te Puna is... Read More

Teacher censured for serious misconduct

A former Mount Maunganui Intermediate School teacher has been found guilty of serious misconduct by the New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal for inviting... Read More

Mount surfers named on NZ team

Fresh from the announcement of last week's impressive New Zealand Surfing Team, twelve talented juniors have been named in the New Zealand Junior Surfing Team today. ... Read More

A 1/3 of BOP business leaders optimistic

It seems the most optimistic business leaders in New Zealand are young, female and or Maori. It's just one of the standout findings of Westpac's third survey of... Read More

Bay man inducted into Hall of Fame

The honours just keep piling up for Bay of Plenty man Tony Rees. The 50-year-old Whakatane man has been inducted into Motorcycling New Zealand's Hall of Fame, the... Read More

Tauranga pupils top BOP in lit quiz

Months of voracious reading will come to a culmination for a team of super-readers from Tauranga Intermediate School next month, when they travel to Wellington... Read More

$13m for leading-edge biotech research

The Government and the University of Waikato are investing $13 million in a new research programme in Tauranga aimed at helping tackle some of the biggest issues... Read More

Offenders strike man with fence baton

A man's evening walk was interrupted by a fence-baton-wielding duo who tried to steal his wallet. The 65-year-old was out for a wander in the Centennial Drive area... Read More

Diversity key for CCO board appointments

Tauranga City Council has adopted a revised version of its policy that defines the appointment of directors to Council Controlled Organisations. The key changes... Read More

Incident at Memorial Park

Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Memorial Park. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says fire, police and St John Paramedics have been spotted... Read More