News
12:48pm Fri 18 May, 2018
All learn to swim classes at Baywave have been cancelled as staff deal with cooling temperatures caused by an issue with the pools' complex bore. The bore which... Read More
11:48am Fri 18 May, 2018
Forestry companies in the Bay of Plenty region could benefit from new apprenticeship programmes designed to upskill their workers ahead of predicted industry growth. Industry... Read More
11:01am Fri 18 May, 2018
Hundreds of girls at Tauranga Girls' College have ditched their school uniforms today to wear pink in support of Pink Shirt Day. Celebrated annually around the... Read More
10:05am Fri 18 May, 2018
Two drivers have been arrested and charged after running out of fuel during a series of police pursuits throughout Tauranga. A police spokesperson says the first... Read More
09:07am Fri 18 May, 2018
Reports are coming in of a truck breakdown on Takitimu Drive. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the truck was on fire and smoke was obscuring his vision... Read More
09:03am Fri 18 May, 2018
A plan for welcoming newcomers to the Western Bay and Tauranga began to take shape this month with local organisations and community groups sharing ideas for helping... Read More
08:43am Fri 18 May, 2018
With Matariki approaching, the gap in the line-up of the Matariki carvings on The Strand is being noticed. The carvings represent a Maori interpretation of the... Read More
07:57am Fri 18 May, 2018
The weather forecast today is for some cloud in the morning and night, otherwise fine, with westerlies. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 18 and... Read More
07:29am Fri 18 May, 2018
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has released details around bus services for school students from 2019, ahead of the Public Transport Blueprint roll out slated... Read More
07:11am Fri 18 May, 2018
Homeless mothers from around the region are leaving the streets and putting on aprons, as part of a programme hoping to reconnect them within their own community. It's... Read More
06:50am Fri 18 May, 2018
A police vehicle has been rammed head on by a stolen SUV. The police car was deliberately hit at about midnight on Wednesday in Taupo, when the patrol was responding... Read More
06:37am Fri 18 May, 2018
One person has been critically injured after a vehicle they were in hit a house. Emergency services were called to the crash in Horotiu, south of Ngaruawahia, at... Read More
18-Dec 07:00
Dive into Katikati’s newly upgraded pools!
18-Dec 06:30
Cops crack down on drinking in alcohol-free areas
17-Dec 18:04
Snapchat predator case moves to High Court
17-Dec 16:43
SH2, north of Katikati, open after serious crash
17-Dec 16:00
Shoppers visit Ikea in ‘unprecedented’ numbers
17-Dec 14:30
Mt Ruapehu crater lake shows temperature rise
17-Dec 13:00
Manta rays added to vulnerable species list
17-Dec 12:07
Car crashes into Tauranga shop, witnesses say
17-Dec 11:45
Serious food safety tips for the silly season
17-Dec 09:27
Serious crash on SH2, road closed
17-Dec 08:00
Lamb takes out ham this Christmas
17-Dec 07:30
Summer traffic squeeze: Key SH2 and SH25 changes
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