The government has made recommendations on planning rules that will allow for more houses to be built in two Western Bay of Plenty towns. Under the new rules,... Read More

A Police operation targeting drugs and gangs in Tūrangi this week has recovered stolen firearms and resulted in three arrests. Organised Crime and Tactical... Read More

Rangiruru Road is partially closed after a crash. A police spokesperson says there has been a single vehicle crash on Rangiuru Road at 3:44pm. "There are... Read More

The national sheep flock is continuing to decline with the number of total sheep falling by 3 per cent (773,000) to 24.4 million for the year ended... Read More

Trudy Van Stee is in her happy place - behind the drums at a music afternoon with about 20 members of A Friends Place. She's surprised to be Volunteering... Read More

A Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking laptops, phones, gaming equipment... Read More

Roads and paths across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty are about to get more colourful after five students and a teacher received their winning helmets... Read More

The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform is releasing his decision on four recommendations referred to him by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, opening... Read More

'My feelings are all over the place! Poor Jessie.” Pauline McCowan, the Western Bay Museum volunteer whose research set SunLive on the trail of ‘Jessie'... Read More

New Zealand's female secondary school students are taking their place among New Zealand's major civil infrastructure companies to try out different career opportunities... Read More

The Hub in Te Puke has a new vibrant appearance. With the help of local rangatahi/youth, Kalib Wallace has transformed what was, as few are likely to dispute,... Read More

Tracy Watson has repaired the same fence seven times in three years because of vehicles crashing through it as they exit the Pekatahi Bridge, just south of Whakatāne. She... Read More