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Plane crash survivors sent home

Two Katikati men on board an aircraft that crashed near State Highway 2, south of Waihi, on Wednesday afternoon have been discharged from Tauranga Hospital. A 44-year-old... Read More

Mining company presents to council

Mining company OceanaGold has shared its proposed plans for a further development in Waihi at a Hauraki District Council meeting in Paeroa. The proposed Martha... Read More

Health scare prompts important talks

Allan is an average kind of bloke - loves cars, being at the beach and fishing most of all. In November he did something a lot of men his age do. He had a heart... Read More

Conmen, Coco-Cola and composers

Today we are expecting a mostly cloudy day with a few showers, turning to rain in the evening. Also northwest breezes. It's a one-clothing-layer day today with... Read More

Typical autumn Easter weekend

MetService is forecasting a typical autumnal weekend for Easter and the end of daylight saving. With three frontal systems affecting the country through the weekend,... Read More

Postage costs to go up

The cost of sending a standard letter within New Zealand will increase 20 cents from $1 to $1.20 from July 1. NZ Post is making this change, along with other changes... Read More

Doctors unhappy over name badge policy

Resident doctors at the Bay of Plenty District Health Board are unhappy with a new policy requiring all staff to wear badges with their first and last names. BOPDHB... Read More

Elderly Tauranga woman rescued from bush

A 79-year-old woman had a lucky escape after becoming lost in some dense bush in Tauranga. Police are crediting finding the woman to a Wander Search pendant the... Read More

Local surfer heading south for comp

The 2018 Emerson's South Island Surfing Championships has attracted several of New Zealand's top surfers who will be looking to head south in search of an extra... Read More

SunLive's top news- March 28

SunLive's top news stories:Road rage wrecks elderly couple's car https://sunlive.co.nz/news/176213-road-rage-wrecks-elderly-couples-car.html Greeton school's ‘gut-wrenching'... Read More

Electric vehicles on show at Bayfair

Bayfair Shopping Centre had more electric vehicles than usual on site today when the #LeadingTheCharge road trip came to town. The visit was part of a national... Read More

Crash at Karapiro

Motorists are warned of a crash at the intersection of SH29 and SH1 at Lake Karapiro. The crash happened at around 3.30pm. One person was trapped in their vehicle... Read More