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Comvita takeover off the table

A potential takeover of Bay of Plenty honey company Comvita by a third party is off the table, after negotiations fell over on price. Comvita's board of directors... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 21

SunLive's top news stories: Rain and colder nights for the Bay https://sunlive.co.nz/news/180139-rain-and-colder-nights-bay.html Urgent solutions needed for NZ... Read More

Kaimai fatal crash name release

The motorcyclist killed in a crash on SH29 over the Kaimai range on Sunday afternoon was 58-year-old Paul Garratt Butcher from Pyes Pa, Tauranga, say Police. 'Our... Read More

Council bus lanes ticket threat

People who use bus lanes will be fined from this week, after a month of warnings being issued, says a Tauranga city Council spokesperson. On behalf of the NZ Transport... Read More

Brass band coming together that may fly

It'll be a big, bold, brassy sound - enough to lift the lid clean off the citadel on the corner of Cameron Road and 5th Avenue. The collective power of the Tauranga... Read More

Inangahua quake 50 years on

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the magnitude 7.1 Inangahua earthquake and scientists are among those reflecting on how much progress has been made in the... Read More

Urban shooting discouraged

An urban duck shooter taking shots at water fowl in the swamp near Princess Road today, vanished when police were called. Police were called around 10.30am, after... Read More

Rain and colder nights for the Bay

Bay of Plenty residents may want to think about chopping some firewood or wheeling out the heater this week, as cooler temperatures arrive. MetService meteorologist... Read More

Museum referendum claims denied

A claim Tauranga City Council's museum referendum is void because of sitting councillors' support for a particular local body by-election candidate is being denied. Councillors... Read More

Papamoa sign former All White

Papamoa Football Club's positive start to the 2018 season has reached new heights with the signing of former New Zealand international Cole Peverley. The 29-year-old... Read More

Police search for alleged gunman

Police are looking for a man with a gun after shots were heard near Bellevue this morning. A police media spokesperson says officers are loking for a man who was... Read More

Nine injured in two car crash

Nine people were taken to hospital - two in a serious condition - after a two car collision near Te Hoe in the Waikato. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter and... Read More