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Tropical cyclone updated to Cat 3

Severe Tropical Cyclone Cook is now a Category 3 storm and may reach Cat 4 with sustained winds of 200km/h and gusts much higher before making landfall in New Caledonia... Read More

Police hunt Tauranga armed robbers

Police are releasing CCTV images of the offenders who smashed their way into a Tauranga liquor store armed with pieces of wood. Tauranga Police are hoping to identify... Read More

Tauranga shopping centre bins torched

Two people have been arrested after some bins behind Tauranga shopping centre were torched in the weekend. At about 3.40pm on Sunday, police were called to a report... Read More

Strong quakes felt throughout

Two strong earthquakes have been felt through the North Island overnight. A magnitude 4.8 tremor struck the bottom of the North Island around 11pm. It was 14km... Read More

Bay on severe weather watch

UPDATED 10.27AM: A severe weather watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, with heavy rain expected to move into the region on Wednesday. A low is expected... Read More

Bee stings and injured trampers

A severe allergic reaction to a bee sting and an injured tramper kept the Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter busy. The rescue helicopter was dispatched... Read More

Police hunting Black Power member

Police need the public's help to locate a patched senior Black Power member who's wanted in relation to an alleged 2016 murder. Walter Reid Ngaau, 54, currently... Read More

Holder joins Hayden and Hyundai

He's only driven 10km in the car - but Tauranga's David Holder isn't letting this put him off a rare opportunity to drive as part of the Hyundai NZ Rally Team in... Read More

Some Edgecumbe residents allowed back

Cordons around Edgecumbe are expected to be reduced today as some residents are allowed back to their homes. Residents with properties in the south-eastern section... Read More

Fire reported near Fraser Cove

Reports are coming in of a fire near Fraser Cove this afternoon. A SunLive reader messaged us on Facebook with a photo of firefighters dealing with a fire behind... Read More

Something sweet to keep the spirits up

It all started as an idea to help the children in Syria. When Robyn Whalley saw the news of the recent gas attack in that war zone, all she wanted to do was help. Since... Read More

Skimming gang at work in Tauranga

Police have been made aware of a potential skimming gang working in the Brookfield area. Three different victims have lost a total of over $1000 from their accounts... Read More