A phone scam is re-emerging with cold calling swindlers claiming to be Police officers. New Zealand Police are advising the public to be vigilant, after a... Read More

A rate collected for town centre development in Waihī Beach, Katikati, Ōmokoroa and Te Puke could be replaced with a system that covers the whole Western Bay... Read More

A heavy rain warning issued for the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua remains in force today. The MetService issued the orange warning on Thursday. The region... Read More

Additional information in the MetService's severe weather warnings to help people better understand the impact of incoming weather and what actions to take... Read More

With only eight places available for the August intake of the Diploma in Professional Dive Instruction course at Dive Zone Tauranga demand is expected to be... Read More

The derelict top level of Ōpōtiki's rugby grandstand will be removed from the Princess Street Reserve, council has agreed. Ōpōtiki District Council... Read More

Reports are coming in of a logging truck crash on Takitmu Drive. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a "logging truck has just rear-ended a ute and... Read More

Robin and Theo Straker are still hitting life's high notes seven decades after meeting at an opera production in London. Theo's family escaped Germany to... Read More

Feeling SAD? Turn on some lights, it may lift your mood, says WeatherWatch. SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder, happens when the days get shorter and when... Read More

Homes in Tauranga are worth one per cent less on average than they were three months ago. The QV House Price Index for May 2024 shows the city's average home... Read More

Mount Maunganui Intermediate student Bahlee Ellis lost count of how many copies of The Weekend Sun newspaper she used for her Wearable Arts outfit. The 12-year-old... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a three-vehicle crash in Mount Maunganui. "There are three cars in a nose-to-tail crash city-bound on Hewletts Road near... Read More