05:00pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Some were laid to rest in unmarked paupers' graves. Some were cremated, their ashes scattered over the hospital rose garden. Others were wrapped in... Read More
04:00pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Matamata-Piako District Council has been convicted and fined $67,500 in the Hamilton District Court this week. The fine and conviction stems from charges... Read More
03:00pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
With colder temperatures taking hold around the country, drivings are being urged to plan for every eventuality on the roads. Right through the middle of... Read More
02:20pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
State Highway 2 closed following crash in the Bay of Plenty. The highway, at Waiotahi, Ōpōtiki, is closed between Dunlop Road and Woodlands Road following... Read More
02:00pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
It was a little over 95 years ago, on Wednesday, February 22, 1928, that the present bridge over the Waihou River at Te Aroha was officially opened. Until... Read More
01:00pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Pāpāmoa residents are being 'terrorised” by people throwing rocks at their homes, causing thousands of dollars of damage and smashing a window, which... Read More
12:52pm Sat 27 Jul, 2024
UPDATE: Emergency services are at the scene of a three car crash on State Highway 29. A police spokesperson says they were called to the crash at 12.25pm. Hato... Read More
11:25am Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Traffic delays are being reported on Takitimu Drive, near the Taurnaga Harbour Bridge. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there appears to be... Read More
11:00am Sat 27 Jul, 2024
After 11 years, and three High Court murder trials, Black Power member Hendrix John Kahia has been found not guilty of Wiremu Birch's murder in a dark... Read More
10:00am Sat 27 Jul, 2024
'I just feel numb.” These are the words of homeowner whose house was engulfed in flames on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were called to a... Read More
09:10am Sat 27 Jul, 2024
The New Zealand sailing team is raring to go and hoping their time spent preparing in Marseille - as well as a touch of opening ceremony magic - pays off when... Read More
08:30am Sat 27 Jul, 2024
Greerton Marist rugby club's Premier team is heading to Te Puke this weekend to finish off the 2024 rugby season the way it started - versing Te Puke Sports. The... Read More