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No injuries in Mount car fire

UPDATE: 6.19PM: No one has been injured in a car fire that occurred this afternoon in Mount Maunganui. An email to the SunLive newsroom says they were first... Read More

Many gather to remember Battle of Gate Pa

Members of the Tauranga community came together to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Gate Pa. The service took place at the Anglican Parish of... Read More

Police to make enquiries after bomb scare

The bomb scare emergency at a Rotorua school is now over. Nothing suspicious was found during a police search of Western Heights High School today. Western... Read More

Police release videos ahead of the shooting season

With the duck shooting season fast approaching, the New Zealand Police has released videos to help hunters understand what guns they are able to use and what is... Read More

‘No words can describe the anguish’

The grandmother of the sole survivor of a crash that claimed eight lives north of Taupō over the weekend has spoken of the whānau's anguish. Three Tokoroa... Read More

Bomb scare at BOP school

A bomb scare has led to the evacuation at Western Heights School in Rotorua today. Staff and pupils Year 9 and up were ordered from their rooms, says a reporter... Read More

Police name man found dead in Opotiki

Police have released the name of the man who was found dead in Bay of Plenty coastal town. Craig Donald was found dead at the Hikuwai Beach car park about 9am... Read More

Tauranga family robbed twice since Christmas

A family who have been robbed twice in a short space of time and are asking if anyone has seen some sentimental jewellery floating around online. The first of... Read More

NZME‘s new paywall launches

Should people have to pay for their news? This seems to be the question popping up on Facebook after NZME launched its digital subscriptions today. Online readers... Read More

HempFarm celebrate their factory opening

Tauriko-based company HempFarm celebrated the opening of their facility on Friday, April 26. Members of the public, HempFarm customers and others who work alongside... Read More

Tauranga sees great success at Squash Open

It has been a successful couple of weeks for Belmont Park's Gabe Yam who won his third title, this time at the AON New Zealand Junior Squash Open at the Devoy... Read More

Further two cases of measles identified in the BOP

Health authorities have identified further two cases of measles in the Bay of Plenty, bringing the total number of confirmed measles cases over the past month... Read More