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German tourists robbed of passports

Three German tourists have lost most of their belongings, including their passports, after their rental car was broken into. The trio were visiting Kaiate Falls... Read More

Weather with Rosalie - shortest day

Welcome to the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice for the Southern Hemisphere will be at 4.24pm today when the sun's position reaches its farthest... Read More

Tauranga photographer wins

Tauranga and Bay of Plenty photographer Justin Aitken has been named the Wedding Creative Photographer of the Year winner for 2017 at the Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional... Read More

Parking machines have gone paperless

Parking machines in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are being upgraded to a paperless system. Transportation manager Martin Parkes says that the banking industry... Read More

Sailmaker back in town

Tauranga's new sailmaker is bringing the advantages of big city industry contacts to what was a one-man band. Sam and Lorena Burton took over the business from... Read More

Alien Weaponry to shake up the Mount

The earth will tremble on July 8 when thrash metal band Alien Weaponry takes the stage at Totara Street, Mt Maunganui. Their performance coincides with the much... Read More

SUP team has medals on the mind

Podium finishes and medals are on the minds of the New Zealand Team competing at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard... Read More

Crash stops SH29 traffic

UPDATED: 5.15pm: Traffic is backing up on SH29 following a crash between two cars at the intersection of SH29 and Cambridge road at about 4.45pm. Sunlive was contacted... Read More

More housing on the table for Tauranga

Tauranga City Council decided today to recommend to the Building and Construction Minister the establishment of a new Special Housing Area in Greerton, and another... Read More

A million messages to ports industry

The Port of Tauranga's successful establishment as the only New Zealand port call for Maersk and Hamburg Sud's big ship services is going to change New Zealand's... Read More

‘Stormy’ end to the week

New Zealand looks likely to have a ‘rough' ending to the week as a developing and deepening low tracks our way. While WeatherWatch.co.nz doesn't yet consider... Read More

IPCA partially clears Whakatane officer

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has partially cleared a Whakatane officer in relation to a complaint of using excessive force. The IPCA found the officer's... Read More