Environment

Hunting accident season approaching

Firearms safety warnings are being made by police as deerstalkers prepare to take to the bush for The Roar. Late March and April, is the rutting season for the... Read More

New track to honour estuarine beauty

Whakatane District is celebrating the addition of another track, to their impressive spread of walking and cycling assets. The walkway officially opened last... Read More

Kemper’s race against time

Kemper Beatson is very clear about what he wants to achieve this year, including completing this weekend's Foundation Clinic Mauao Half Marathon with dad Anthony... Read More

Formal talks on climate change

A forum to discuss the effects of climate change has been held in Tauranga today. The Sustainable Backyards Climate Action Speakers Forum focuses on Climate Change... Read More

Fog confused for fire at Mauao

Fog surrounding Mauao on Thursday night was the reason behind a false alarm for Mount Maunganui fire crews. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson Megan Ruru... Read More

Call to dob in Western Bay dumpers

Rubbish bags dumped at the end of roads in the Western Bay will be on dob-in-a-dumper watch. There is a particular problem in the District where people dump pre-paid... Read More

Flicking off the switch

The lights will go out across the world and the globe will be in unison for just one hour in a symbolic commitment to the planet this month. Earth hour will be... Read More

Tauranga sold-out shows hit right note

In an unprecedented first, the National Jazz Festival Tauranga will head into next week's official opening with three sold-out shows. The festival, the longest... Read More

Member’s bill to tackle litter drawn

Proposals to hike fines for littering could be a step closer following the drawing of Coromandel MP Scott Simpson's private member's bill today. Scott says an increasing... Read More

Answers to a load of old rubbish

Tauranga City Council took its vision for disposing of the city's rubbish out amongst the lunchtime CBD crowd today. And there wasn't a bin, bottle or rubbish bag... Read More

SunLive's top news- March 20

Medical event possible cause of crash https://sunlive.co.nz/news/175619-medical-event-possible-cause-of-crash.html Truck stops, blocking SH29 lane https://sunlive.co.nz/news/175628-truck-stops-blocking-sh29-lane.html Tauranga... Read More

Rare footage of whales in Antarctica

'I'm such an excited scientist right now!” Dr Regina Eisert, marine mammal expert at the University of Canterbury, still can't believe the underwater footage... Read More