05-Apr 16:46
Two new COVID-19 cases in BOP
05-Apr 16:05
Tauranga Arts Festival delivers ‘arts at home’
05-Apr 15:47
Scrub and grass fire in Matapihi
05-Apr 14:22
SH2 Waioeka Gorge repairs to start Monday
05-Apr 12:50
89 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand
05-Apr 12:48
Extreme graffiti attack in Papamoa
05-Apr 10:50
Don‘t be a DIY disaster - ACC urges care be taken
05-Apr 10:12
The big OE just got smaller
05-Apr 09:12
Getting behind WBOP community groups
05-Apr 08:56
Hold off lighting fires in lockdown
05-Apr 07:49
New lockdown rules on exercise and shared bubbles
05-Apr 07:06
House to be demolished for new park entrance
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8:24am Sunday 29 Mar, 2020
Skippers of recreational vessels are urged to play their part in the fight against COVID-19 by staying home as the nation unites to beat the spread of... Read More
3:33pm Saturday 28 Mar, 2020
Police have become involved in a stand-off between irate residents on Great Barrier Island/Aotea and boaties anchored up in their waters for the lockdown. The... Read More
8:23am Wednesday 25 Mar, 2020
Fish & Game New Zealand are calling for anglers and hunters to stay at home during the four-week lockdown. While they are calling for people stay home,... Read More
2:01pm Wednesday 18 Mar, 2020
Eastern Region Fish & Game staff have given anglers the big ‘thumbs up’ for following the rules. So far for the 2019/20 fishing season,... Read More
11:30am Sunday 15 Mar, 2020
A passenger aboard the Golden Princess cruise ship which arrived in Canterbury today is being tested for COVID-19. Passengers on board the Golden Princess... Read More
10:30am Sunday 15 Mar, 2020
Tauranga’s port is busy this morning following the new border restrictions announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday, as a result... Read More
4:40pm Saturday 14 Mar, 2020
NZ Police report that emergency services are attending a water incident near Taupo this afternoon. The incident has occurred on the... Read More
3:20pm Saturday 14 Mar, 2020
A mock whale stranding exercise on a beach in the Tauranga harbour this afternoon has confused some residents. SunLive has received calls and messages... Read More
3:30pm Sunday 08 Mar, 2020
Three separate vehicle collisions and a jetski accident have occurred today. Police received a report of a crash between a car and a motorcycle at... Read More
11:30am Sunday 08 Mar, 2020
This last week, schoolchildren from across New Zealand travelled with LEARNZ and the Sustainable Seas Challenge to discover what's threatening mussels/kuku... Read More
7:00am Sunday 08 Mar, 2020
Sand is something we lie on, walk the dogs on, play cricket on – so many things come to mind when someone says sand, but how do our beaches and... Read More
3:45pm Saturday 07 Mar, 2020
There's minimal risk of severe weather ahead, says the MetService. The MetService advise that a weakening front is moving slowly east across the... Read More
8:00am Saturday 07 Mar, 2020
Police have received a report of a Mac 4.2 Cuddy boat and boat trailer stolen from Papamoa. The boat is a 1996 MNac 4.2 Cuddy with the name ‘Snappa... Read More
5:09pm Wednesday 04 Mar, 2020
Further relief will be provided to the crayfish industry due to severe market disruptions caused by the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese market. Fisheries... Read More
11:07am Wednesday 04 Mar, 2020
An encounter with one of the giants of the deep left passengers and crew of the Bay Explorer "emotionally overwhelmed". That's according... Read More