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Severe weather for North Island

Another period of heavy rain and strong winds is forecast for parts of New Zealand today and into tomorrow. MetService has issued a series of severe weather warnings... Read More

Daughter sued by parents speaks out

Following widespread publicity, the daughter of retirees who begged her to pay back $368,000 in unpaid loans says she may yet appeal the decision. Marian and Trevor... Read More

Big milestones for First Mortgage Trust

A Tauranga-based property finance and investment trust will be donning the party hats, popping the bubbly, and celebrating two big milestones this week. Not only... Read More

Man dies following highway crash

A man has died following a crash on the Te Puke Highway near Rangiuru on May 3. The man, who was seriously injured in the collision between a motorhome and kiwifruit... Read More

Bronze medals for Tauranga Relics

The Tauranga City United AFC ‘Relics' put on a good show at the recent World Masters Games in Auckland, coming away with bronze medals. The 19-strong squad... Read More

Truck rolls down bank

UPDATED 11.15AM: A truck has rolled on a private property in Pyes Pa this morning, seriously injuring the driver. A police spokesperson says they were called to... Read More

Southern scallops still in decline

Public feedback is being sought on an MPI proposal to close the southern scallop fishery for a year to see if depleted stocks recover. The fishery was closed last... Read More

Phosphate rock supply interrupted

Ongoing political issues behind a traditional supplier of phosphate rock for New Zealand fertiliser manufacturers are being exposed by the seizure of a fertiliser... Read More

Today's weather with Rosalie

A period of heavy rain is expected later today with surf swells increasing. It's a one-layer-of-clothing day with a high of 19 and an overnight low of 14 degrees.... Read More

Break in at Maungatapu Superette

Police tape surrounds Maungatapu Superette this morning as police investigate an early morning break in. A SunLive reader who drove past the shop on Maungatapu... Read More

Donna downgraded but downpours coming

There is no more 'Cyclone Donna' - the storm fell apart on Wednesday while trying to depart the New Caledonia area but ran into unfavourable conditions to do so,... Read More

Warning remains as more rain expected

UPDATED: The MetService is forecasting 150 to 200mm of rain for parts of the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne ranges as a slow-moving front moves over New Zealand. Lower... Read More