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Dealing with the ‘pop up’ beggars

They arrive in Greerton early in the mornings, change into their shabby begging clothes and sit down around town with their hands out. Tommy Wilson called them... Read More

What's on? Retrace your origins

Good morning SunLive readers, and welcome to a rainy Saturday. Luckily for you, it's not meant to stick around all day and these rainy periods are set to gradually... Read More

Brand new Beemer for Jack

Jack van der Meer was going to ride his new bike home from Totara Street in Mount Maunganui where he picked up his prize from Mount Motorcycles, to Otumoetai -... Read More

SunLive's top news- April 13

SunLive's top new stories: Less war stories, more solutions https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/177442-less-war-stories-more-solutions.html Heartfelt submissions... Read More

A different view of Coronation Park

Imagine a transport hub, information centre and accommodation provider all in one location in downtown Mount Maunganui. That's the vision local architect Mark Wassung... Read More

A plea on behalf of the little blues

Nature is conspiring against the little blue penguin like it hasn't done in many years. The birds are dying en masse and local wildlife workers have been left... Read More

Wind gusts break ship’s lines

Winds gusting across the Port of Tauranga Sulphur Point container terminal last night snapped mooring lines on the container ship Carsten Maersk, which was alongside... Read More

Helping the helpers

My husband is a paramedic. He comes home after a 12-hour shift with some amazing stories sometimes - tales of life and death, despair and elation. Other shifts,... Read More

Heartfelt submissions for transport plan

Personal and heartfelt stories were amongst more than 150 submissions verbally delivered to a hearing panel in Tauranga this week in relation to the draft Regional... Read More

Woman flees from hammer attack

A woman hit over the head with a hammer fled into a Te Puke florist for protection from her attacker yesterday afternoon. 'We were a bit startled at first,”... Read More

Less war stories, more solutions

A public meeting to discuss the issue of beggars in Greerton is being hosted this afternoon. The meeting has been arranged by Te Tuinga Whanau CEO, Tommy Wilson. 'We... Read More

Te Puke club gets national recognition

Te Puke Gymsport will join the country's best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the Trustpower National Community Awards taking place in the Queenstown... Read More