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What’s On? Half Marathon & Opera

Good morning SunLive readers, and welcome to your Sunday, which has a much cooler start, but should be pleasant by the middle of the day. We've had a week of shocking... Read More

Trio of births makes history

When little Slade Morunga quickly made his way into the world last Monday after a one-hour labour, he had no idea he was making history. Slade's mother Kiley Morunga... Read More

Memorial pou raised in Whakamārama

Rock oysters, delicious sea food dishes and white-clothed tables laden with platters of phenomenal food greeted visitors to Tawhitinui Marae at Whakamārama at... Read More

Record crowd for Night Owl screening

Watching Moana under the stars was a popular choice for a record crowd at Mount Drury in Mount Maunganui on Friday night. The Young Innovator Awards teamed up... Read More

Apprentice builders take up challenge

Apprentices from across the Western Bay have descended on Mount Maunganui for this year's New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge. Taking place at... Read More

Thousands to line up for half marathon

Up to 1000 runners will be pounding the pavements when the Tauranga Half Marathon returns to the city on Sunday. The city's premier annual road running race is... Read More

Massive crowds descend on art gallery

There's lines out the door and onto the street down at the Tauranga Art Gallery with hundreds of people taking part in the Paradox Inside Family Fun Day. The family... Read More

Bus drivers refusing to work overtime

Go Bus drivers in Tauranga are refusing to work overtime which may result in a disruption to services next week. A spokesman, who spoke to SunLive on the condition... Read More

Four rugby teams on unbeaten runs

Several teams will look to extend their unbeaten streaks in the Baywide Premier and Division One Club Rugby Competitions today. Heading into Week Three of the... Read More

Double-standard towards the arts

They're ‘bludgers' with their ‘snouts in the trough' who ‘leech' off ratepayers. At least, that's how some people in the community view Creative... Read More

Rangitaiki River stopbank closed

UPDATED 3.10PM: The exclusion zone cordon setup around Edgecumbe has been adjusted to allow some East Bank Road residents back to their homes. A Whakatane District... Read More

A sun drenched weekend for most

After this week's deluge over many parts of New Zealand, severe weather is on many people's minds more than usual. With stories already circulating about more... Read More