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Truck breakdown: Traffic delays on Hewletts Road

Traffic delays are being reported on State Highway 2/Hewletts Rd this morning. A SunLive reader has phone into to say a truck and trailer unit has broken... Read More

Fish out that wool, click those needles!

Knitters, crocheters and anyone with spare wool and spare time are being called on to knit up some warmth for Eastern Europe's poorest nations ahead of a typically... Read More

Katikati wrestler wins gold at championship

Katikati freestyle wrestler Suraj Singh has earned international acclaim after winning a gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian & Invitation Wrestling Championship... Read More

Bay of Plenty foodbanks welcome budget boost

'It won't be enough.” That is the reaction from one Bay of Plenty meal provider after the Government gave community foodbanks $15 million for a... Read More

KiwiSaver changes to bolster next generation

Changes to KiwiSaver in Budget 2025 mean young people today will retire with more savings and more financial security, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said. 'Using... Read More

Te Puke firefighter reflects on 10 years' service

Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade is made up of men and women who drop everything and run when their pagers go off and the fire siren sounds. But who are these... Read More

Search and rescue cause mild stir

What may have looked like an emergency sea rescue over the weekend was, in fact, a well co-ordinated training operation conducted by the Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Crafting friendship and community in Te Puke

Improving mental and physical health and creating a sense of belonging, Te Puke Menz Shed is more than just a workshop. It's the life skills, opportunities... Read More

Budget leaves blood cancer patients behind

Blood cancer patients, advocates and doctors say the lack of new funding for medicines in the Budget locks in four more years of "denied access and patient harm". There... Read More

Navy veteran honoured with Anzac quilt for service

A Tauranga man who gave two decades of his life to the Royal New Zealand Navy in the 1960s and 1970s has been honoured this week for his contribution with something... Read More

Kurt’s 600km in gumboots

Kurt Thomson is easy to spot when he's training for his upcoming charity walk. He's the one pounding the pavement wearing a pair of gumboots. The Pāpāmoa... Read More

Teen fundraises for Fiji mission trip

If you get asked to donate money to Alaska - don't panic, you won't be bankrolling an entire state of America. Bethlehem College student Alaska Shaw, 13,... Read More