Politics
09:02am Mon 10 Nov, 2014
Tauranga City Councillors are debating spending $143,000 to join another regional government club today. Participating councils in The Local Government Futures Project... Read More
03:58pm Sat 08 Nov, 2014
The Ministry of Education has recently announced it will withdraw funding for Tauranga's urban school bus routes in 2015. To plug the gap, Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
01:37pm Sat 08 Nov, 2014
Residents have gathered in Red Square this afternoon to voice their concerns about Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Trade ministers from the twelve participating... Read More
10:09am Fri 07 Nov, 2014
The Bay of Plenty has delivered an emphatic 'no” to the idea of a new national flag. In an online poll run over the space of a week here at SunLive, a whopping... Read More
03:24pm Wed 05 Nov, 2014
Tauranga's library bus remains out of action two weeks after a car slammed into the bus on a bend near the Faith Bible College in Welcome Bay. The driver of the... Read More
02:39pm Tue 04 Nov, 2014
The future leader of the Labour Party will speak to their Tauranga members tonight - but the identity of the troubled party's next chief is yet to be decided. Labour... Read More
04:47pm Sat 01 Nov, 2014
The Government's Employment Relations Amendment Bill has passed its third reading in parliament, meaning rest and meal break provisions are now more flexible. The... Read More
04:35pm Fri 31 Oct, 2014
Papamoa resident and former Mount Mainstreet manager Leanne Brown is the first to announce her candidacy for Clayton Mitchell's vacant city council seat. Nominations... Read More
11:17am Fri 31 Oct, 2014
The Prime Minister is adamant he wants a new national flag - and he's prepared to spend $25.7 million of taxpayers' dosh on two referendums during two years to get... Read More
02:53pm Wed 29 Oct, 2014
Regional growth and New Zealand's relationship with the environment were key features of Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller's maiden speech yesterday. Wearing a korowai... Read More
11:56am Mon 27 Oct, 2014
While we Kiwis celebrate Labour Day with the extended weekend, spare a thought for those ancestors who fought hard to claim the right for an 8-hour working day. Falling... Read More
11:06am Sat 25 Oct, 2014
Claims a new bill will see the end of smoko breaks are being refuted by the Government. Labour MP Andrew Little claims the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is... Read More
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
04-Nov 11:00
Public art symposium seeks volunteers
04-Nov 10:00
Major Maketū culvert upgrade to start this month
04-Nov 08:04
Nangs-fuelled drive ends in home detention
04-Nov 07:00
Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga
04-Nov 06:00
Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush
03-Nov 18:00
Exports to Australia ease avocado glut
03-Nov 16:20
Man in custody after alleged hit-and-run
03-Nov 14:05
Te Puke artists put their creativity on show
03-Nov 14:00
Local actors bring hilarious comedy to life!
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