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Politics meetup launches in Tauranga

Tauranga's first Politics Meetup Group was launched earlier this week in an attempt to promote non-partisan political debate in the lead up to this year's election. Group... Read More

A theme party like no other

Tauranga residents are invited to a three-day festival of music, arts and sustainability held on private farmland deep in the heart of the Waikino Valley in Waihi... Read More

Strong intake for 2017 rugby academy

Over Waitangi weekend the 2017 Bay of Plenty Rugby Academy assembled for the first time at the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. The gathering at the University of Waikato... Read More

Will you take this woman…again?

'I have done one thing few men have done,” says Tauranga identity Trevor Blaker reflecting on the 36,500 days or 100 years he has engaged with this planet. 'I... Read More

Weather with SunLive and Rosalie

All today's weather information, plus a piece of New Zealand history, brought to you in video form. The weather today is for cloudy periods with occasional showers... Read More

Poor waves in Papamoa

Participants at the Barrett Homes New Zealand Longboard and SUP Open forged their way through a full day of surfing in small conditions at Papamoa Beach yesterday,... Read More

What’s On? Tattoos & Psychics

It's another drizzly, morose-looking day today, although there could be moments of sunshine thrown into the mix. Fear not, though; for although the beach may not... Read More

A mountain of a challenge

Fifty times, 50 days, in anticipation for her big 5-0. Yes, Tauranga woman Ann Wicken from R.I.S.E Food and Fitness will summit the equivalent of Mount Everest-and-a-bit... Read More

Tattoo expo proves popular in Tauranga

Tauranga's Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre was jam packed with both ardent tattoo fanatics and the curious alike for the New Zealand International Tattoo and Art Expo.... Read More

SPCA's Adoptathon a purrfect day

It was raining cats and dogs down at the SPCA Tauranga in Greerton today. Up to 80 cats and kittens, several dogs and two rabbits were up for adoption during the... Read More

Cooper determined to consolidate lead

The 2017 New Zealand Motocross Championships is quickly building into another classic top of the table Kiwi versus Aussie battle. With the four-round champs kicking... Read More

Road closures in the Mount next weekend

Several roads in Mount Maunganui will be closed due to the Generation Homes Women's Triathlon on February 26. The event organisers are expecting more than 600... Read More