The opening four rounds of the 2023 Bayleys Bay of Plenty Cup are shaking up the Tauranga City teams domination of the competition in recent years. A change... Read More

Rotorua's council is moving to shelve controversial plans to put sportsfields and housing on a golf course as part of a $62 million proposal, with nearly... Read More

Photogrpahy is being used to shine a light on hope and highlight the impact on current times are having on young people's mental health and wellbeing. Families... Read More

Dr Annette Richardson has won the 2023 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for her work in exploring budbreak - a crucial stage in the growth cycle of kiwifruit. A... Read More

A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. Chlorofield Limited pleaded guilty... Read More

Reports are coming in of an armed police operation in Tauranga. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says armed police have "surrounded a white house... Read More

The government begins the roll out new facial recognition technology next week despite an "untested risk" around racial bias. No tests have been done for... Read More

Car insurance premiums have sky rocketed up 38 per cent in two years, according to a Consumer NZ survey. The independent non-profit organisation is urging... Read More

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority says there was no repeat of log-in problems during a big online exam on Wednesday morning. The authority's deputy... Read More

The Hits Christmas Movie in the Park is set to return to Mount Maunganui this December. The free community event will take place on Saturday, December 2,... Read More

A section of the Hauraki-Coromandel's Opoutere Beach Recreation Reserve will be temporarily closed for the felling of more than 350 pine trees. The pine... Read More

Four Grace Hospital nurses received the Registered First Surgical Assistant, RNFSA qualification which allows them to undertake a surgical assistant role in... Read More