Videos

A thundery afternoon forecast

The weather forecast today is for showers, possibly heavy and thundery from the afternoon, clearing in the evening as northerlies change westerly. It's a one-clothing... Read More

Tauranga teen premieres third film

If you haven't read her name at the end of the credits yet, where have you been? Young Tauranga filmmaker, Rose McMahon the creator of Twinkling Bat Films premiered... Read More

Mount power outage explained

The cause of the power cut that affected more than 4000 properties in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night has been revealed. Powerco network operations manager Phil... Read More

Tornado rips through Pyes Pa

Reports are coming in of surface flooding on State Highway 29 and a tornado ripping through Pyes Pa. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there was a... Read More

The wonderful world of weather

The weather forecast today is for an often cloudy day with a few showers and northerly breezes. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 20 and an overnight... Read More

Plunket, Star Wars and weather

The weather forecast today is for rain, with a chance of it being heavy, but becoming fine in the morning. There's a low northerly breeze, and there may be a... Read More

Tauranga honours nurses here and afar

The weather has proved no match for those wanting to stand up and give a voice to nurses not only in the Bay of Plenty - but throughout the world. Everyone from... Read More

hp48Hour Film kicks off

Enthusiastic teams from the Bay of Plenty will be out filming this weekend, with the hope of winning regional and national prizes in this year's hp48Hour film challenge.Twelve... Read More

Charles Upham and the weather

The weather forecast today is for morning showers then rain from the afternoon. Also northerlies. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 20 and an overnight... Read More

Dolphins pop in for a swim

A small pod of dolphins has been spotted in a local estuary this morning. A caller to the 0800 SunLive news hotline says the dolphins can be seen frolicking in... Read More

Rainy weekend ahead

The weather forecast today is for a generally fine day with high cloud, and areas of morning low cloud or fog. Also northeast breezes. It's a two-clothing layer... Read More

Adventures ahoy!

I was in Pilot Bay on the evening in late January when the Wave Rider, skippered by Mike Welsh, quietly slid past and into its mooring near the old jetty. Mike... Read More