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Tauranga’s Airman of the Year

Tauranga born-and-bred, Carlin O'Neill has been honoured by the Royal New Zealand Air Force as their Airman of the Year. The acting sergeant is the second person... Read More

Accounts of Siggy’s death don’t agree

Police accounts of what happened to Katikati father of two Siegfried Newman, who went missing 10 years ago on February 25, are at variance with each other. One... Read More

Fatal train crash in the Western Bay

One person is dead after a quad bike and train collided in the Western Bay of Plenty. Police say "the train and the off-road vehicle crashed on a set of train tracks... Read More

Plea heard from Murupara community

A special meeting of the Whakatane District Council's Policy Committee has agreed the Murupara water supply can remain untreated, as requested by the community. Work... Read More

Protect your family from whooping cough

The current national whooping cough epidemic has triggered a need for families and individuals to check they are up-to-date with immunisations, especially people... Read More

Turf grant for Tauranga hockey

Tauranga hockey is one of the big recipients of 690,000 returned to the community in February by the Lion Foundation. Tauranga Hockey received $200,000 towards... Read More

Greerton humming with new business

Greerton Village is humming with new businesses moving into the area. The growth in the retail community is sparking a vibrancy which was clearly apparent at Wednesday... Read More

DHB takes bullying allegations ’seriously’

Any allegations of a bullying culture in the Bay of Plenty District Health Board are being "taken seriously" by the board's chief executive Helen Mason. 'Any... Read More

Pedestrian escapes injuries

A man involved in a traffic incident in Mount Maunganui is believed to have escaped with minor injuries. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the incident... Read More

Who’s good in your hood?

Ten sites around the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty will be giving away $40,000 early this year for Z's Good in the Hood - that's $4000 per site. The programme... Read More

Police ID body as that of missing man

Police have confirmed that the body found in Rototuna on Saturday is that of Raymond Stirling. The 84-year-old, who suffers from dementia, has been missing since... Read More

Murder accused to stay in custody

Updated: A 21-year-old man charged with murder following the death of a Tauranga woman will stay behind bars until his next court appearance. The man, who has interim... Read More