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Fee changes at Hauraki District Council

The Hauraki District Council has made some small changes to existing fees and charges for the coming year, and have included a couple of new fees as well. Dog registration... Read More

Young performers taking to the stage

For many, the July school holidays are just a midwinter break between school terms - a chance to unwind and hang out with friends. But for a few select students,... Read More

Deputy PM visits Tauranga

Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett spent the day in Tauranga today, first meeting local businesswomen for coffee at Classic Flyers. The morning talk was given... Read More

Next steps for Welcome Bay supermarket

Council has agreed to progress with the review of a potential supermarket development in Welcome Bay in alignment with the Welcome Bay and Ohauiti Planning Study.... Read More

Snow pics from around North Island

Heavy snow is falling around the Central North Island. The NZ Transport Agency is advising all people wanting to travel through the Central Plateau to check the... Read More

Power outages predicted as snow hits

Power outages and downed trees are possible as significant amounts of snow is dropped from Northern Canterbury to central North Island. The MetService is calling... Read More

New multi-millionaire claims prize

A Tauranga man scooped the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night to take home $10.3 million. New Zealand's newest multimillionaire has an impulse decision to thank... Read More

Solving Greerton’s traffic woes

The Cameron Road and Chadwick Road roundabout is ranked as the second-worst local road location in the city in terms of serious, minor and non-injury crashes. Overall... Read More

Temperatures plummet as snow settles

Snow has settled on the Desert Road bringing icy conditions to the North Island. In the Bay of Plenty, the current temperature is 9.6 degrees. The expected high... Read More

Armed police conduct routine search

Armed police were spotted in Gate Pa this week in what police say was a 'routine search warrant”. SunLive had several calls on Tuesday alerting us to armed... Read More

Southerly change to hit Tauranga

Today we may have a few showers until mid-afternoon but then becoming mainly fine with a southerly change. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day today... Read More

Dylz and Dyls doing odd jobs

Block NZ contestants Dylz and Dyls will be motoring around Tauranga to complete the odd jobs on your list that you never seem to have time for. Consumer electronics... Read More