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DOC geared up for busy summer

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, in launching a new visitor behaviour campaign, says the Department of Conservation is well prepared for a busy summer with... Read More

Dreaming of a green Christmas

The festive season is a wonderful time of celebrating, feasting and giving. But the season is also the most wasteful time of the year. Tauranga's transfer stations... Read More

Baycourt closes its doors for festive season

With the Christmas and New Year holiday break just around the corner the team at Baycourt has advised the community and arts centre will be closed for a time. The... Read More

Don’t fly your drone like a turkey - CAA

Drones make great Christmas gifts and are a lot of fun, but the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is urging people not to toy with them. 'If you receive a drone... Read More

Soft plastic recycling scheme dumped

All soft plastics will go to landfill from the end of the year, due to a massive backlog in recycling. Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme chairperson Malcolm Everts... Read More

What’s on? Last minute gift shopping

Good morning SunLive readers and welcome back to your weekend. I hope for most of you this weekend also marks the beginning of a well-deserved summer break. While... Read More

Farm students secure jobs before graduation

They may have graduated just last week, but six of the nine students who took on the agricultural course at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's Whakatāne campus... Read More

One dead in Bay of Plenty crash

One person is dead following a crash on Te Puna Station Road, near Tauranga, early this morning. The single-vehicle crash occurred near Teihana Road just before... Read More

New and improved Vessel Works off to flying start

Just shy of five months since its official opening, we take a look at the development and inaugural operations of Vessel Works, the Tauranga Harbour marine precinct. Vessel... Read More

Renewal of operating agreement at Port of Tauranga

Oji Fibre Solutions and Port of Tauranga have confirmed their long term relationship has been extended with the renewal of their operating agreement for a further... Read More

Anglers challenge – catch it if you can

Anglers have been given the chance to chase some 'jumbo-size” trout in Lake Rotorua. Fish & Game officers have released about 200 mega-sized trout into... Read More

Commercial property investor confidence on rise

Tauranga has eclipsed Queenstown in commercial property investor confidence for the first time in almost four years. Colliers International's latest quarterly... Read More