A crash is being reported near the Tauranga Harbour Bridge this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a truck and car have crashed on Hewletts... Read More

A new alcohol-free area has been put in place and will be staying until the end of summer. Tauranga City Council says the ban will be enforced between 9pm... Read More

The 24-year-old man who died in a motorbike crash on Sunday in the Bay of Plenty was going to be a father soon. He was Herewini Gavigan, of Murupara. It's... Read More

Initial work on a functional new wetland ecosystem at Te Puna, north of Tauranga, could get underway by March. The development, which will feature cycling and... Read More

An Italian tourist has had an unwelcome Waitangi Day encounter with what it believed to be a stingray at the Mount beach this afternoon. The man suffered a large... Read More

Anaesthetic technicians at Rotorua Hospital will strike for five days this month, after a breakdown in talks with the Lakes District Health Board over their pay... Read More

"We're going to need a bigger trophy cabinet." This could well be a comment echoed by supporters of Bay of Plenty motocross ace Cody Cooper after his latest victory... Read More

As many schools around the Bay go back in session this week, the number one concern dating all the way back to the end of last year, is buses. Back in December,... Read More

Police are asking for help regarding an arson attack that caused considerable damage to several buildings at Waihi College. Waikato Police have taken to their... Read More

Waitangi Day is a time to gather, reflect and improve on our partnerships says Waiariki Member of Parliment Tamati Coffey. To commemorate Waitanga Day many people... Read More

Following the success of last year's competition, Chorus together with Keep New Zealand Beautiful, the Creative Bay of Plenty and the Breeze radio, recently relaunched... Read More

Frozen animal poo may hold the answers these Kiwi scientists are looking for. For more than a year a frozen slab of leopard seal poo, which is scientifically... Read More