09:21am Wed 29 Jun, 2016
A new CCTV camera installed on the corner of McLean Street and The Strand sparked quite a bit of debate online. Some people believe the camera is an invasion of... Read More
07:24am Mon 27 Jun, 2016
The two people who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter following the death of a Taupo toddler will be sentenced today. David Haewera and Tania Shailer are... Read More
06:49am Wed 22 Jun, 2016
Bay of Plenty's top young growers are being put through their paces physically and mentally as they compete for the title of 2016 Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower... Read More
01:18pm Mon 20 Jun, 2016
Pyes Pa Memorial Park marked its 30,000th cremations last Friday - a number that's been accruing since the crematorium opened for business in 1967. The crematorium... Read More
08:51am Tue 14 Jun, 2016
Police have seized a record-breaking amount of methamphetamine in Kaitaia - 448kg, thought to have an approximate NZ street value of about $448 million. A boat was... Read More
10:14am Thu 09 Jun, 2016
Consultations led by the Ministry of Health on ways to increase New Zealand's deceased organ donation rate are now underway. Donated organs can come from both deceased... Read More
09:32am Fri 03 Jun, 2016
The council is looking at a $70 million plan to replace buildings in the central business district as part of a new civic centre re-design. The first stage of the... Read More
08:37am Fri 03 Jun, 2016
Over the last working week people have spoken to SunLive about seeing flashes of light in a clear night sky. The first caller thought what she saw an effect from... Read More
10:57am Wed 25 May, 2016
Periods of heavy rain are expected in the Bay today as a severe weather warning remains in place. The MetService issued a warning for the region yesterday ahead... Read More
05:03pm Mon 23 May, 2016
Last Monday he watched a pod of Orcas cruise by. Then today Papamoa fisherman John Howlett encountered a four to five metre beaked whale - possibly a Gray's beaked... Read More
02:04pm Thu 19 May, 2016
Rain, sun and thunderstorms are all being predicted to the Bay as we draw close to the end of the working week. According to the MetService, tomorrow is looking... Read More
01:40pm Mon 16 May, 2016
A mixed weather week kicks off today with a brace of hazardous and potentially damaging weather conditions across New Zealand. An active front is sweeping up the... Read More