Two Coromandel volunteer groups aim to have Tairua and Pauanui connected via an off-road trail as they see a range of benefits for both settlements. The Tairua... Read More

Heavy traffic is expected in the holiday hotspots today as people head home from King's Birthday Weekend. 'Bay of Plenty motorists should be prepared... Read More

Te Puke's Glenn Williams says learning he had been awarded a King's Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community was 'humbling”... Read More

A Tauranga volunteer has been awarded the King's Service Medal for her dedication to helping victims of crime and traumatic events. Vicki Wood, who offered... Read More

'Once it's gone it's too late,” King's Birthday Honours recipient Stephen Kafka says. 'Protection of our environment has become very important to... Read More

Tauranga's Detective Inspector Lewis Warner joined the police by chance, 'and it wasn't my intention to stay in as long as I have”. Lewis has received... Read More

Dan Allen-Gordon says it's incredible to be awarded for something he finds a privilege to be doing. He has been made a Companion of the King's Service... Read More

Tauranga business leader and philanthropist Bill Holland has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King's Birthday Honours 2024,... Read More

Multiple fire trucks and fire fighters are attending a house fire in the Minden area of western Bay of Plenty. Fire emergency NZ shift manager Ryan Geen says... Read More

Update, 6.43pm: A Sunlive reader says traffic is stationary in the left lane of SH29A heading towards Maungatapu. "I think they might be starting to clear... Read More

MetService has issued a severe weather watch, particularly for the Chatham Islands. A large area of gale to storm force southwesterlies is expected to develop... Read More

Tauranga Whai are having a week-long break between last week's game against the Wellington Saints, before their next home game at Mercury Baypark against... Read More