22:28:53 Thursday 18 September 2025

News

Helmet design winners announced

This year's Travel Safe ‘Design your own helmet' competition received 939 entries from 17 Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty schools. The annual helmet competition... Read More

Snow and tornados in April storm

Tauranga residents are being warned to brace for a weather system which has swept the North Island today. Two tornadoes have caused widespread damage in Taranaki... Read More

Pilot’s fears over service redesign

Rescue helicopter bases in Taupō, Rotorua and Te Anau are under threat as part of a proposed re-design of air ambulance services. The Ministry of Health and ACC... Read More

Tornados rip through North Island

A low is bringing snow to the South, and rain, gales, lightning and tornados are hitting the North Island from the west, cutting power to thousands and ripping... Read More

Crash causing delays on Maunganui Road

Delays are expected in the Arataki area following a two-car crash on Maunganui Road. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says two vehicles crashed on the... Read More

Partial track closure at McLaren Falls

Part of the waterfall track at McLaren Falls Park will be closed for maintenance from mid next week. The work is expected to take up to three weeks to complete,... Read More

Today’s weather and the Wahine

Today we are expecting showers, heavy with squally thunderstorms during the late morning and early afternoon. Also a gusty northwesterly. It's a two-clothing-layer... Read More

Snow, thunderstorms and heavy rain

Snow, thunderstorms and heavy rain are hitting many parts of the country with warnings of severe gales later in the day. Snow has been falling to 400 metres in... Read More

Papamoa man's Wahine memories

Fifty years ago on April 10 1968, 53 lives were lost when the Wellington ferry Wahine sank in the Wellington Harbour entrance during a severe storm. Papamoa resident... Read More

Prison brawl footage released

Footage has been released to RNZ of the attack on Corrections officers at Auckland prison which led to a mass strip search in 2016. The strip search of 209 prisoners... Read More

Tauranga reserve to get a spruce up

Work on lifting the look of the Aspen Reserve to match its new neighbour is about to go ahead. The former $800,000 project has been reduced to $500,000, but it... Read More

Bay seaweed could boost athletes

Athletes could soon be turning to Bay of Plenty seaweed to give them a protein boost, thanks to the revolutionary work being carried out in Tauranga. A team from... Read More