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Missing 12-year-olds found

UPDATED 8AM: The two 12-year-old boys missing since yesterday morning have been found. Both boys failed to show up at school in Fankton, Hamilton, and a search... Read More

Bella Vista: lawsuit filed against Council

Owners of two dangerous Bella Vista homes are suing Tauranga City Council. Lee and Denese Konowe and Ron and Sarah McDiarmid were to file the suit on Monday... Read More

More offenders back on the streets - Muller

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's decision not to go ahead with 'the much-needed Waikeria Prison just over the hill... Read More

Local Labour MPs to explain Budget 2018

Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey, along with local Labour list MPs Jan Tinetti and Angie Warren-Clark, will hold a free public hui in Tauranga this Wednesday, in order... Read More

WBOP teachers meet to discuss upcoming negotiation

Around 600 secondary teachers in Tauranga are meeting this week to discuss their upcoming collective agreement negotiations with the government. 'We teach because... Read More

DHBs offer pay rise to avoid nurses’ strike

District health boards are offering nurses pay rises of nine per cent over the next 15 months in a bid to avoid nationwide strikes. DHBs have been in pay talks... Read More

Teachers urge caution over NCEA overhaul

Proposals for an overhaul of the NCEA qualification have met a mixed response from teachers cautious about the workload the changes might create. A ministerial... Read More

SunLive’s top news- May 28

SunLive's top news stories: High, dry and cold end to May https://sunlive.co.nz/news/180630-high-dry-and-cold-end-to-may.html Bella Vista: Homeowners... Read More

Tauranga to host Trustpower awards

Tauranga has been announced as the host region for the Trustpower National Community Awards, which will be held in March 2019. The Trustpower Community Awards... Read More

Bayfair customers engage through art

By using giant strings of wool Bayfair shoppers have plotted the future of the centre on a giant wall. Bayfair Shopping Centre's research project ‘String... Read More

Eradicate call on Mycoplasma bovis

Government and farming sector leaders have agreed to attempt the eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis from New Zealand to protect the national herd and... Read More

Freeloaders reduce SOS ride result

SOS Edgecumbe Charity ride organiser Tony Ngawhika is disheartened today about the large numbers of ‘charity' riders who didn't donate anything in the weekend... Read More