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Caution urged over swimming hot spots

With temperatures hitting record highs more people will be frequenting Bay of Plenty lakes, rivers and oceans in an attempt to cool off. But before you take the... Read More

Repairs and extensions for Hauraki Rail Trail

Now summer is here, work on the Hauraki Rail Trail is heating up. Hauraki Rail Trail Trust General Manager Diane Drummond says two major extensions to the trail,... Read More

Matatā to celebrate new mural

An opening celebration will be held in Matatā this Tuesday, January 22 at 6pm to officially launch a new mural celebrating mana wāhine and the kuia of the area. The... Read More

The case for right here, right now

It's a gloomy image. The equivalent of 700 jumbo jets full of beverage containers dumped into the environment or landfills each year. And it's costing New Zealand... Read More

Mt Maunganui road closures for We Run The Night

Maunganui Road from Pacific Avenue to Prince Avenue will be closed from 1pm this afternoon until 1am tomorrow morning as participants for We Run The Night take... Read More

What’s On: Jams and the weather

Good morning SunLive readers and welcome to another weekend! It might look a bit grey and gloomy out there at the moment, but Metservice says the day will clear... Read More

The Jam Factory: A community music connecter

I'd heard that my old classroom-turned-music-room from Otumoetai Primary School had been transformed into something now called The Jam Factory. I had fond memories... Read More

Stay safe this summer season

The Environmental Protection Authority is reminding Kiwis to stay safe this summer when firing up the barbecue, taking a dip in the pool or hitting the beach. 'The... Read More

Companies caught up in huge global data hack

Nine New Zealand websites have been compromised in a huge online data breach. More than 770 million email addresses and passwords, totalling 87 gigabytes of... Read More

Runners, walkers to tackle Mount Maunganui

Runners and walkers are set to take on Mount Maunganui by Twilight this Saturday. It's the We Run the Night event, established in 2017. Last year around a thousand... Read More

Kiwi comedians bringing the laughs

Husband-and-wife comedians Michele ACourt and Jeremy Elwood are promising a night of intelligent, impudent and irreverently uplifting fun at Baycourt Community... Read More

Bay’s Curtis leads Spirit on upward curve

For the Bay of Plenty's Sam Curtis, captain of Northern Spirit in the women's edition of the Super Smash T/20 competition, it's been something of a breakthrough... Read More