News

Finding the beauty exhibition coming to Tauranga

As part of the 2019 Trustpower Photographic Exhibition, Downtown Tauranga is bringing together five winning images from the 2019 Hitachi City Art Exhibition. 'This... Read More

Dog reportedly killed in Tauranga park

Police are investigating reports that a dog was killed in a Tauranga park. A police spokesperson says they received a report relating to an injured dog in the... Read More

Papamoa Primary taking a sustainable leap

Papamoa Primary School students and teachers are busy bees today. The students are taking part in a sustainable activity to design and make their own beeswax... Read More

Man dies following kayaking incident

A man has died following a kayaking incident on the Tongariro River today. Emergency services responded to a report of a person missing in the water around 10:20am... Read More

SuperGold bus operating hours under review

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reviewing its SuperGold Card bus operating hours following requests from the community to extend them. The nationwide scheme... Read More

More young people to get driver licences

Young people on youth benefits or in care will have the costs of getting a driver licence met in a new scheme announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Social... Read More

Vapour trail caught on camera

A strange streak in the sky is being put down to a vapour trail thought to have come from an aircraft. Chris and Amber Wyatt sent a video to SunLive show the... Read More

Tauranga schools bursting at the seams

Education Ministry figures show Tauranga schools enrolled so many children they reached 98 percent of their official classroom capacity by the middle of last year,... Read More

Magic take the win from Stars in Auckland

The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have notched up a critical 53-42 victory over the Northern Stars at Pulman Arena on Monday night. Shocked by their 10-goal loss... Read More

No injuries in Papamoa crash

No one has been injured in a single-vehicle crash that occurred in Papamoa this morning. Emergency services were called to the roundabout on Doncaster Drive... Read More

Tauranga Police chase ends in arrest

One person has been arrested following a police chase that happened in Tauranga on Tuesday night. Police noticed a vehicle that was acting suspiciously around... Read More

‘Easter Egg’ high to bring cold southerlies

A large high shaped like an Easter Egg will spread across New Zealand next week with a cold start but a settled rest of the week may well linger into Easter weekend... Read More