09:02am Thu 04 May, 2017
UPDATED 10am: The truck blocking SH2 near Te Puna has been re-started and driven away from where it was blocking the lane between Te Puna and Mr McGregor's Fruit... Read More
08:55am Thu 04 May, 2017
Tauranga Police are turning to the public to help them identify the two men who robbed United Video armed with a machete. The incident occurred at about 7.35pm,... Read More
08:29am Thu 04 May, 2017
The early rain this morning is now easing to fine with northwesterlies turning southwest. It's a two-layer-of-clothing day with a high of 17 and an overnight low... Read More
07:41am Thu 04 May, 2017
State Highway 29 is now clear after a car crashed near Old Kaimai Road this morning. A police spokesperson says the crash was reported to police at 6.28am. 'A car... Read More
07:35am Thu 04 May, 2017
Tropical Cyclone Donna has formed east of Vanuatu and is a Category 1 cyclone, likely to reach Severe Category 3 status in the coming day or two. Donna poses a... Read More
07:13am Thu 04 May, 2017
The government plans to invest more money into supporting the most vulnerable in our communities as part of Budget 2017. A $321 million Social Investment Package... Read More
06:58am Thu 04 May, 2017
World and Olympic champion Lisa Carrington will skip her favoured K1 200m event on the upcoming ICF World Cup series in Europe, instead turning her focus to New... Read More
06:43am Thu 04 May, 2017
A store attendant received minor injuries in a struggle during an aggravated robbery in Tauranga overnight. Police were called to Quality Food and Spices on Cameron... Read More
07:23pm Wed 03 May, 2017
Police are investigating reports of a robbery at a shop on Cameron Road. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says police can be seen outside Quality Food... Read More
06:00pm Wed 03 May, 2017
Tauranga's new waterfront pier will be closed this Thursday and Friday for minor works. Tauranga City Council reports these works are to finish off the pier in... Read More
05:01pm Wed 03 May, 2017
Organisers of the Mercury Music Festival are on the hunt for volunteers who can help out at the event on Queen's Birthday long weekend. Whitianga will be transformed... Read More
03:59pm Wed 03 May, 2017
A man who allegedly stole a caravan in Bethlehem over the weekend was thwarted when he stopped to change a flat tyre. Pete Leaver woke up Sunday morning to find... Read More