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Boost for Lake McLaren trout stocks

Fish & Game has released hundreds of young trout into Lake McLaren and the Ruahihi Canal in the lower Kaimai Ranges –... read more

From Whakatane to Arizona, via Waikato

Whakatane girl Devon Seymour is a long way from home. Currently on an exchange programme at Arizona State University as... read more

Nowhere to Hyde for top Tauranga swimmer

Matt Hyde knows only too well the road to the Tokyo Olympics is paved in persistence, etched in exertion and dripping in... read more

One vehicle accident in Waihi Beach

Emergency services has been responding to a one vehicle crash on Waihi Beach Road. Police, Ambulance and Fire all attended... read more

Finalists named for 50th BOP Sports Awards

Local community volunteers and international sport stars are among the near 80 finalists of the 2018 Bay of Plenty Sports... read more

BOP Police hunt wanted men

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police is turning to the public to help them locate several people. The following men are currently... read more

Large traffic delays on SH2

Posted at 13:45pm Wednesday 17 Oct

UPDATED 2.37PM: A vehicle hitting a barrier on State Highway 2 is being attributed as the cause of major traffic...read more

Ross arrives at police station to file complaint

Posted at 13:43pm Wednesday 17 Oct

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross has arrived at Victoria Street Police Station in Wellington to file a complaint...read more

Community views sought on Te Puna Village future

Posted at 12:56pm Wednesday 17 Oct

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is inviting the community to share their views on the future of the Te...read more

First three of 109 crosses installed at waterfront

Posted at 11:49am Wednesday 17 Oct

The first three of Tauranga's 109 crosses have been put in place in a dawn ceremony at the waterfront as part...read more

DOC to close some Tauranga walking tracks

Posted at 11:39am Wednesday 17 Oct

Some Tauranga walking tracks are among the 21 tracks the Department of Conservation is closing to stop the spread...read more

State Highway 2 crash victim named

Posted at 11:03am Wednesday 17 Oct

Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 2, near Matata, on Monday....read more

VIDEOS

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Albert Einstein and the weather

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Vehicles torched at BOP pack house

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Petrol pushes annual inflation to 1.9 per cent

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People to prevent alien invasion in Tauranga

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Solo flights, guillotines and the weather

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Inacord wows audience at Waipuna Hospice

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Twenty 20 cricket debate

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Ever since Twenty 20 cricket was introduced to New Zealand a decade and a... read more

Sea Level Changes

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global (or eustatic) sea-level change is measured relative to an idealised reference level, the geoid, which is a... read more

Highway robbery

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Stand and deliver, suckers! Once upon a time, highway robbers were the swashbuckling,... read more

Todd talks tax

Todd Talks By Todd Muller Whilst out and about in our community last week, a gentleman mentioned to me on his doorstep that he believes the government... read more

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Councillors have been expressing the community's frustration to NZTA... read more

The beauty of our flaws

Mary Parker The Fast Track Life Coach “When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandise the damage by filling the cracks with gold.... read more

The price of petrol

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP There has been a lot of talk about the price of petrol recently. It's clear to see that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern... read more

Steps to getting on the property ladder

Alisha Brady from enableMe Tauranga There's no doubt getting into the property market is tough. Giving up smashed avocado won't do it – at... read more

HEADLINES

Unmanned vessel mistaken for submarine

The mysteries of the deep – or at least Tauranga Harbour – have been revealed. A red submarine looking...read more

9:48am Wednesday 17 Oct

Investigation ongoing after SH2 fatal crash

The cause of the crash that closed State Highway 2 on Monday afternoon is still being investigated. Emergency...read more

8:44am Wednesday 17 Oct

Vehicles torched at BOP pack house

Arson is the suspected cause of two cars being set alight near an Eastern Bay of Plenty pack house. EastPack Edgecumbe...read more

6:38am Wednesday 17 Oct

Site considered for new marine facility

Tauranga City Council has agreed to support in principle to seek revocation of the recreation reserve status from...read more

6:53am Wednesday 17 Oct

Blackcaps remain to help ND go two from two

Northern Districts will again have a handy contingent of Blackcaps internationals to help them go two from two,...read more

7:46am Wednesday 17 Oct

NZ fighters dominate ONE Warrior Series 3

Picking up from where they left off at the ONE Warrior Series 2 event last July, New Zealand-raised mixed martial...read more

7:13am Wednesday 17 Oct

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