Bay of Plenty Rugby referees broke new territory on Tuesday night when they used Google's Hangout platform to connect their education meetings in Tauranga, Whakatane,... Read More

A transporter truck has lost part of its load at the intersection of Hewletts Road and Totara Street. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a car transporter... Read More

Nearly all insurance claims that resulted from the Edgecumbe floods in in 2017 have been partially or fully settled, says the Insurance Council. The banks of... Read More

Today we are expecting a fine day with high cloud. Also light winds and afternoon sea breezes. It's a two-clothing-layer day today with a high of 23 and an overnight... Read More

Ngāi Tahu Tourism owned Rainbow Springs are thrilled to welcome several hundred giant kōkopu (galaxias argenteus) into the park in Rotorua. Giant kōkopu are... Read More

A dairy owner attacked with a machete says he tried to use his karate skills to fend off the attackers. Sandip Patel suffered a fractured skull and cuts to his... Read More

A Bay of Plenty woman is one of 78 female leaders taking part in a unique gender forum in Antarctica this month. Environmental engineer Amanda Kirk is currently... Read More

Jo Stock's thinking of changing the name of the Bayfair Community Garden after she received a rent demand from Tauranga City Council. It's the first rent demand... Read More

The Diamond Princess in port today is the largest of the five remaining passenger ships due to visit Tauranga before the cruiseship season ends in May. Arriving... Read More

Property owners considering raising the floor level of homes or buildings following coastal flooding in the Kaiaua Coast area in January now have one less thing... Read More

A Tauranga family has reached the semi-finals on a reality television programme. The Browne family battled their way through the heats of the XVenture Family Challenge,... Read More

For most people, climbing Mount Maunganui on a sunny day is good way to exercise. But for Mount local Stacey Roche, it's something she's never done before. That's... Read More