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36 houses needed to end homelessness in Tauranga

A Tauranga organisation looking after the homeless says if they had 36 houses they would end homelessness for every one of their clients. The People's Project... Read More

Council takes aim at gambling in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is hoping to phase out gambling in the city by halting the opening of new gaming venues and ruling out any additional slot machines. The... Read More

Stay cool while the temperatures rise

As temperatures in the Bay of Plenty continue to rise, the Ministry of Health has issued some tips to help to keeping cool in summer. As the temperatures for... Read More

Efforts to find missing man ’unwavering’

Police are concerned for the safety of 77-year-old John Mohi, of Maketu. John, who suffers from dementia, has not been seen since the afternoon of Monday 11 February. Police,... Read More

Cook Strait swim goal has come early

Georgia Bavington's goal to swim the Cook Strait could be achieved earlier than planned. Currently fifth on the list of potentials, the 15-year-old could get... Read More

Car flips onto its roof in Te Puke

A car rolled on its roof in Te Puke this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on Raymond Ave at 2.35pm. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE... Read More

Urgent need for water conservation in Coromandel

Water conservation message is not getting through to the people in the Thames/Coromandel area. Water supply situation there has become urgent as the reservoir... Read More

Early childhood centre opens in Papamoa

Tauranga is where it all began for early childhood centre operator BestStart's. Now 22-years-later it's opened another one centre, this time in Papamoa. BestStart... Read More

Trucks breakdown on State Highway 29

Motorists are being advised to expect delays if they are travelling over the Kaimai Range this afternoon. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says two trucks... Read More

$40k for Tauranga’s first homeless women’s shelter

Tauranga City Council has approved funding for the city's new centre for homeless women, Awhina House. Forty thousand dollars will go to the center being... Read More

Cyclone Oma expected to strengthen

People are being warned to be prepared for some changeable forecasts over the next 10 days if you live in the North Island of New Zealand, as Cyclone Oma continues... Read More

Kulim Park development under fire

Bureta Residents are upset they haven't been given a chance to have a say on the development of Kulim Park. The Tauranga City Council consulted on the development,... Read More