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Mount surfers top division

Three Mount surfers topped their division in the third and final event of the Billabong Grom Series, held on home territory last weekend. Elin Tawharu took her... Read More

Avoiding one crash leads to another

UPDATED 1.19PM: A woman with her infant son were the occupants of a vehicle that crashed into the rear of an illegally parked truck at the back of Tauranga Hospital. Tauranga... Read More

Investing in our arts and culture

The newspaper headline yelled ‘$40 million invested in kiwifruit'. 'Well, imagine if that headline read ‘$40 million invested in arts and culture' instead,”... Read More

Fighting threats to kiwifruit

Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc has signed an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries to help reduce the damaging impacts of the four most common biosecurity... Read More

Bay of Plenty retain Hawke Cup

The ‘Tasman Tempest' has ensured that Bay of Plenty will lock away the Hawke Cup at Bay Oval for the 2017 winter. The final Hawke Cup challenge of the season,... Read More

Planned water shutdowns for Otumahi

Progress on the Otumahi (Paul Road) Water Supply project means a series of planned water shutdowns are required to bring the project to completion. The first shutdown... Read More

Birthday celebrations to raise money

The days are ticking down to Richard O'Brien's 75th birthday, an occasion he plans to spend on stage. On March 24, the international celebrity, star of stage and... Read More

Today's weather wrap with Rosalie

The weather forecast is for morning cloud then fine with a westerly turning to a southerly. Today we're filming the morning pink hue from the mangroves at the... Read More

Bay dairy farmers believe in education

The major winners in the 2017 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Cameron and Margaret Bierre, see their academic qualifications and previous careers as a strength. The... Read More

Boatshed days may be numbered

On learning that the regional council is eyeing Bob's boatshed and slipway as the future water access for the harbourmaster's boats and jet skis, SunLive journalist... Read More

Three percent rates increase required

The Whakatane District Council's draft budget for the 2017/18 financial year will require an estimated average rates increase of 2.94 per cent across the district. Finance... Read More

Speed restrictions on SH29

Drivers are being asked to pay particular attention to new speed limits on the Omanawa River Bridge on State Highway 29 for the next few weeks. The speed limit... Read More