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The man, the mo, the mo-ssiah

They say a man's moustache says a thousand things about him, with none of them being anything good. And with that in mind, there's a new ‘mo-ssiah' for a... Read More

Head on collision on Kaimai Range

Reports are coming in of a head on collision on SH29 on the Kaimai Ranges. It is not known yet if there are any injuries, but a witness at the scene says a small... Read More

Severe weather warning issued

A severe weather warning has been issued by the Metservice for the Coromandel Peninsula and western Bay of Plenty. A front from Coromandel Peninsula to Waikato is... Read More

Funding for community initiatives

Whakatane District Council is calling all project leaders and enthusiasts wanting to increase participation and the range and diversity of arts available in the... Read More

Power out in Te Puke and Paengaroa

A power outage is being reported in areas throughout Te Puke and Paengaroa. Powerco is reporting 401 homes are affected by the outage. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE... Read More

Help the change – keep the change

A poster has been designed for display in Greerton shop windows to encourage people not to give money to street beggars. Greerton Village retailer Dan Hughes has... Read More

A hobby with a conscience

There's less than two weeks to go until every gamebird hunter's favourite weekend of the year, so it's time to break out the camo, ammo, and get your ducks in a... Read More

Man missing in Waikato River

A search is underway for a 36-year-old man who fled police in Hamilton. A police media spokesperson says it happened about 11pm yesterday. 'Police went to an address... Read More

Bumping shoulders with industry's best

Tauranga basketballers will take on the rest of the season with renewed skills and energy, after spending time with one of the industry's best. Tauranga City Basketball... Read More

A new breed of tourism

There's no doubt the Bay of Plenty is home to its own ‘wonders of the world'. The region boasts some of the nation's greatest beaches, trails, waterfalls,... Read More

Whitianga cat voted snobbiest in NZ

A former stray cat from Whitianga has taken out the title of NZ's Snobbiest cat, beating out more than 2500 feline hopefuls to have her face immortalised in a $10,000... Read More

Rain on the way for the Bay

Western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel are expected to suffer a heavy blow of rain this weekend. MetService says the two regions are just some of many areas which... Read More