19-Dec 06:27

Iconic landmark to become The Vines Clubhouse

18-Dec 20:00

Govt to research festival drug checks

18-Dec 19:00

Total watering ban for Coromandel Town

18-Dec 17:56

Preparation key to good health this holiday season

18-Dec 17:14

Search for White Island missing to be scaled down

18-Dec 16:58

Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January

18-Dec 15:59

Making it a pet-friendly holiday

18-Dec 14:58

Driver leads police on chase through BOP

18-Dec 14:07

Property valuations increase across Western Bay

18-Dec 13:29

Trees down and power out as strong winds hit

18-Dec 13:16

Paving the way for quality medicinal cannabis

18-Dec 13:15

Kapa Haka group to perform in Red Square
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Iconic landmark to become The Vines Clubhouse
Govt to research festival drug checks
Total watering ban for Coromandel Town

Preparation key to good health this holiday season

Search for White Island missing to be scaled down

LOCAL

Making it a pet-friendly holiday

Driver leads police on chase through BOP
Trees down and power out as strong winds hit

Reports are coming in of a tree being down on State Highway 2, between...
Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January

From January 8 2020 to April 2020, the Te Puke Highway will be down...
Property valuations increase across Western Bay

Western Bay's continuing strong economy, development growth and record...
Paving the way for quality medicinal cannabis

New regulations will allow local cultivation and manufacture of medicinal...

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January

White Island nurse killed in car crash
Car on fire

A SunLive reader reports that emergency services are at the...
Serious crash on SH30 in Rotoma

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway...

VIDEOS

Making it a pet-friendly holiday

Car on fire

Serious Welcome Bay crash investigations continue

Thousands of presents donated to Tauranga families

Man in serious condition after Tauranga assault

Brave decision to head to White Island saved lives

COUNCIL

Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January

Property valuations increase across Western Bay
Funding confirmed for Opotiki technology centre

Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi, Ōpōtiki's new Technology and Research Centre...
Safety improvements for Arataki intersection

A morning peak bus clearway, a new pedestrian crossing and a wider...

BLOGS

A week of BOP cricket milestones

Sideline Sid  Sports correspondent & historian  www.sunlive.co.nz The last seven days have produced two big Bay...
In the Bleak Mid-winter

Weather Eye  with John Maunder In the bleak mid-winter,    Frosty wind made moan,    Earth stood...
Farewell to the mighty Rick Bryant

Winston Watusi  Music Plus Rick Bryant, whose funeral was on Wednesday, was in two of my all-time favourite Kiwi bands....
Watch out for horses

Daniel Hutchinson  From The Hutch Learning to live with your neighbours isn't always easy but some people seem to find...
Thank yous for 2019

Jan Tinetti  Labour MP My last column of this year is dedicated to saying thank you and I have a lot to be thankful...
Putting New Zealand wood first

Clayton Mitchell  New Zealand First MP Forestry is one of New Zealand's most valuable economic assets, yet we are...
Tragedies remind us what’s important

Straight from city council  A personal view,  by Councillor Steve Morris At time of writing it's Monday evening...
Weekend of sport turns Sideline Sid into a couch potato

Sideline Sid  Sports correspondent & historian  www.sunlive.co.nz Last weekend was a couch potatoes heaven with...