News

Today’s weather with Rosalie

Today the weather forecast is for a fine day. In fact it's a perfectly fine day to have an ‘autumn spring clean'. While out and about remember to keep warm... Read More

What's On? Shake and shimmy!

Good morning Sunners! It's a crisp cold start to the day, with MetService predicting single-digit temperatures. But there's plenty of activities happening in and... Read More

Calling museum and library fans

Tauranga City Council is seeking community input to design a future museum and the central library in the city centre. As part of the Heart of the City programme,... Read More

Fun run or walk this Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is at the heart of artist Dick Frizzell's latest work, with thousands of women set to walk away from a nationwide annual fun run/walk wearing a unique... Read More

Glow worms tours lighting up TRENZ

Waimarino Group's unique glow worm kayaking tour is one of a number of Bay of Plenty tourism attractions at TRENZ 2017. Running this week, TRENZ is the $35 billion... Read More

We’ll play, you pay

It won't be a matter of winning or losing, it will be a matter of turning up and raising some funds. The junior rugby players at Greerton Marist Rugby Football... Read More

Puppy ‘savagely’ beaten in back of car

A Hamilton man who savagely beat a four-month-old puppy and neglected his injuries has been sentenced to community detention. Ezekiel Wilson, 28, was convicted... Read More

All Black launches AIMS Games build-up

All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder launched the build-up to this year's Anchor AIMS Games, as well as his own comeback, with a training session in Wellington recently. The... Read More

Fierce rugby rivals to meet in Rotorua

It'll be a battle when Rotorua Boys' High School 2nd XV go head-to-head against Tauranga Boys College 2nd XV in Rotorua this Saturday. Rotorua Boys' coach Kieran... Read More

Alleged Piha arsonist behind bars

A man arrested in Tauranga accused of setting fires in Piha will remain behind bars until his next court appearance. The 19-year-old Piha man was granted interim... Read More

Slip forces closure of SH2

Motorists are advised that a slip has blocked SH2, at Waimana Gorge, in the Bay of Plenty District and the road is currently closed. 'The Pekatahi Bridge also remains... Read More

Man injures arms with angle grinder

‘Tough as nails' is the only way to describe a Coromandel man who severely injured his arm with an angle grinder on Thursday. Auckland Rescue Helicopter... Read More