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Traffic cleared on Hewletts Rd

UPDATED: Traffic has now dispersed on State Highway Two on Hewletts Road after a truck broke down. A SunLive caller says the traffic flow is now normal with no... Read More

Simple tips, crash statistics, and smile

This story, like many others published when the winter season rolls around, will focus on police asking motorists to do simple things to keep themselves and others... Read More

Tauranga Taniwha off to the US

A chance to hone their skills to compete on the national stage later this year will see the Tauranga Taniwha under 14 girls' water polo team head to Hawaii next... Read More

Southern Harbour work resumes

Construction work on the Southern Pipline will now continue after an assessment came back giving the all clear. On Thursday morning mud used for drilling seeped... Read More

Inspiring Bay YouTubers

The hunt is on for New Zealand's next big YouTube stars. Aspiring storytellers from the Bay of Plenty can apply for a share of a new joint $300,000 Skip Ahead fund... Read More

Apprentice impresses judges

When Tiarn Ririnui began working for his father as a joinery apprentice, his dad Barry thought he had two left hands. But the prizes collected by Tiarn at the recent... Read More

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

The weather forecast is for rain, possibly heavy, easing to showers in the afternoon, and clearing towards the evening. Northerlies should gradually turn southwest. It's... Read More

Boosting performance in rugby

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union have announced a new competition comprising of four teams, Bay of Plenty, Samoa, Te Waiariki, Western Bay of Plenty and Eastern Bay... Read More

Lions circle the stage coach

Lions & the Stagecoach from Sun Live on Vimeo. It sits forlornly in all weathers at the front of the Historic Village on 17th Ave - a fading red monument to... Read More

Residents against transitional housing

Papamoa locals are ‘outraged' at the way the Ministry of Social Development and the Tauranga City Council have dealt with development of transitional housing... Read More

The day Ramona won our hearts

It was like pre-history crashing head-long into the digital age. A dinosaur-looking bearded dragon with its scaly front legs draped, femme fatale-like, across a... Read More

Martin Knight ignores squash conflict

There was a moment of potential conflict when Martin Knight's Colombia went against New Zealand in the World Junior Squash Championship in Tauranga. Born and breed... Read More