Funding confirmed for Opotiki technology centre

Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi, Ōpōtiki’s new Technology and Research Centre is closer to starting thanks to a grant from BayTrust’s Community Amenities... Read More

Mixed results for Tauranga at Water Polo nationals

The New Zealand Water Polo 14 and under national championships have been taking place this week. The national competition is running from December... Read More

“Friend” allegedly steals car from petrol station

    A person is facing driving related charges after a police pursuit through Tauranga this morning. Police received a call at 8.20am from... Read More

Colder than normal weather spreading across NZ

Australia has a heatwave while New Zealand is slipping back to spring with below average temperatures moving in. "Over the next week, New Zealand... Read More

Matakana Island joins medical cannabis industry

The whānau on one of New Zealand’s most intriguing islands have just received a licence to grow medicinal cannabis. Grown outside in the Matakana... Read More

White Island nurse killed in car crash

An "amazing" nurse, who spent days treating burns victims following the Whakaari/White Island eruption tragedy, has been killed in a car... Read More

Giving the gift of groceries

  Curate Church’s annual Gift of Groceries initiative is set to take place today, which will see more than 1200 grocery bags being handed... Read More

The Real Beel upsets in Cal Isuzu Stakes

Tauranga trainer Jim Pender took the Underrated mare The Real Beel to winning glory after a disappointing Australian spring campaign, when she stormed... Read More

Wild Weather: trees uprooted, ambulance crushed

Wild weather seen in the Bay of Plenty overnight, is expected to continue today. SunLive has received reported of trees being uprooted, including a... Read More

Police admit bodies may never be found

Police admit they may never find the bodies of two people still missing after the eruption on Whakaari/White Island. The eruption last Monday left 16... Read More

Car on fire

A SunLive reader reports that emergency services are at the scene of a car that has become engulfed in flames near Te Puke tonight.  "There... Read More

Wild Summer Storm: Trees ripped up by tornado

A tornado swept through rural Waikato tearing a garage roof off and knocking trees down, as severe thunderstorms and rain hit the country. At... Read More

Trespassed by DHB, heads to US for second opinion

A woman who fears she has cancer has been trespassed from the Waikato District Health Board and is now in the United States trying to get a second opinion... Read More

Final round of BayTrust scholarships announced

A variety of sports are represented by the 24 sportspeople who have received a BayTrust athlete, coach or officials scholarship in the final round for... Read More

Serious crash on SH30 in Rotoma

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 30 in Rotoma.  The crash involving a truck and a car was reported at 5.13pm,... Read More