Videos

Hikoi up Mauao welcomes Māori New year

Master navigator Jack Thatcher has continued his near 30-year tradition of walking to the top of Mauao for the first observations of the Matariki star cluster... Read More

Watch: Links Ave trial hotly debated by locals

Four locals affected by the Links Avenue trial have spoken to SunLive about their concerns, in a podcast hosted by Brendan Horan. The Links Avenue trial continues... Read More

Second storm moving towards NZ

The weather is extra busy today and the days ahead with the second storm heading towards New Zealand this week. WeatherWatch.co.nz has nicknamed the two storms... Read More

Power box “exploded” in Pāpāmoa say residents

There are still 59 properties in Pāpāmoa without power following equipment being damaged on Monday morning. PowerCo advise that power to properties in Pāpāmoa... Read More

Regional Council‘s $300K environmental fund opens

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has $300,000 available to community groups, organisations and schools through the Environmental Enhancement Fund, which opens on... Read More

Windy, colder, southerly for NZ this Fri/Sat

A new deepening area of low pressure and a growing high will work together to dredge up a cold and very windy south to south west change in NZ this Friday and... Read More

Safety concerns raised following hit and run

Residents of No. 1 Road in Te Puke are calling for safer road conditions following a car hitting a bus on Sunday evening. Police say they received a report of... Read More

Stormy blast on the way for parts of NZ

A storm near Tasmania tonight will fall apart in the NZ area but will help usher in NZ's first big wintry southerly of 2022 this Friday and Saturday, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "Temperatures... Read More

Tauranga university student wows commissioners

It's not often council meetings can be described as poetry in motion, but that sums up how two days of hearings on the future of Tauranga's city centre ended last... Read More

First big wintry blast of 2022 on the way for NZ

Mild sub-tropical winds for some parts of NZ today will give way to a much colder southerly from Antarctica later this week. WeatherWatch.co.nz says temperatures... Read More

LIVE: Omicron response update

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is expected to provide a live update on the Omicron outbreak response in New Zealand. He is expected to be... Read More

Tauranga Council offices set for demolition

Hard hats and hoardings will soon become a familiar sight at Tauranga City Council's Willow Street location, with the demolition of its old civic building set... Read More