News
06:55am Wed 16 May, 2018
The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter operation has taken delivery of a twin-engine BK117 helicopter, replacing the current single-engine Squirrel that has served... Read More
06:42am Wed 16 May, 2018
A Thames man who died in a house fire in Thames 2017, died from smoke inhalation in a fire caused by a faulty electric blanket, Coroner Gordon Matenga has ruled. The... Read More
10:30pm Tue 15 May, 2018
Footwear chain Hannahs has admitted staff aren't paid for overtime after stores close, while Briscoes' boss doesn't know how many of his employees historically haven't... Read More
09:00pm Tue 15 May, 2018
New figures have been released showing the waiting list for state housing has hit an all time high. There are now nearly 8000 families and individuals on the waiting... Read More
05:55pm Tue 15 May, 2018
SunLive's top news stories: Tornado rips through Pyes Pa https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179653-tornado-rips-through-pyes-pa.html Unicorns at Mount Maunganui beach? https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179632-unicorns-at-mount-maunganui-beach.html Possibly... Read More
05:49pm Tue 15 May, 2018
Local farmer Fraser McGougan has been chosen by the dairy sector to be Climate Change Ambassador, the only farmer selected in the Bay of Plenty region. He is one... Read More
05:03pm Tue 15 May, 2018
The 2018 Teams of 10 competition - the North Island's largest annual indoor target shooting competition - was hosted by the Waikato Smallbore Rifle Association... Read More
04:24pm Tue 15 May, 2018
A group of Tauranga's top musicians have formed a special 'supergroup” for a concert to celebrate Bob Dylan's seventy seventh birthday. Popular local band... Read More
03:06pm Tue 15 May, 2018
If you haven't read her name at the end of the credits yet, where have you been? Young Tauranga filmmaker, Rose McMahon the creator of Twinkling Bat Films premiered... Read More
02:35pm Tue 15 May, 2018
Fences have been blown over, trampolines sent flying and a garage has been destroyed after a mini-tornado tore through Pyes Pa this afternoon. Kevin and Gaye Brooker,... Read More
02:25pm Tue 15 May, 2018
The cause of the power cut that affected more than 4000 properties in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night has been revealed. Powerco network operations manager Phil... Read More
01:41pm Tue 15 May, 2018
Reports are coming in of surface flooding on State Highway 29 and a tornado ripping through Pyes Pa. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there was a... Read More
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