12:55pm Wed 18 Jul, 2018
The mother of a forestry worker killed in 2013 fears industry deaths are on the rise again and says the campaign to save lives has suffered since union leader... Read More
02:21pm Tue 17 Jul, 2018
Reports are coming in about a shop fire in Te Puke. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says it's happened at a shop on the corner of Palmer Place. "Fire... Read More
10:21am Tue 17 Jul, 2018
Whakatane District Council is the latest to chip in on the Ministry for the Environment's proposed Zero Carbon Bill. The council's submission, which has... Read More
06:47am Tue 17 Jul, 2018
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has been fined $82,500 for an unauthorised discharge of contaminants, namely sulphur dioxide, into air from their fertiliser manufacturer... Read More
06:59am Mon 16 Jul, 2018
A 21-year-old man has been rescued following a cold, wet night on Mount Ruapehu. Police were called at 5pm on Saturday after the man did not return from a day... Read More
06:41am Mon 16 Jul, 2018
State Highway 25 and State Highway 25A in the Coromandel are closed this morning. The NZTA says SH25 is closed in both Tapu and Ruamahunga, while SH25A in Kopu... Read More
09:30am Sun 15 Jul, 2018
Start your morning right with a dance party like no other. Rise Morning Yoga is hosting Tauranga's first ever daybreak dance party will be on Wednesday, July 18. It's... Read More
11:32am Sat 14 Jul, 2018
Stage two of the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi Walkway upgrade - from Kapu Te Rangi junction to the Kōhī Point Lookout - may lead to minor delays for walkers during the... Read More
11:46am Thu 12 Jul, 2018
A few recent enquiries from members of the public have brought back the (usually annual) discussion about the green-brown scum found on eastern bay beaches - naturally... Read More
08:30pm Wed 11 Jul, 2018
Dozens more native bush tracks across the top of the North Island could be closed as DOC struggles to stop the spread of kauri dieback. The Department of Conservation... Read More
06:55am Mon 09 Jul, 2018
State Highway 2, from Opotiki to Gisborne, is closed this morning. The NZTA says the highway will remain closed until the bad weather forecast for the area has... Read More
12:50pm Sun 08 Jul, 2018
An international team of scientists with several New Zealand participants has returned from a two-month voyage in the Kermadec Arc bristling with new knowledge... Read More