Videos

Calls to report wallaby sightings

People are being asked to report any wallaby sightings this summer. Wallabies are much like possums and can affect food and shelter for native birds and animals... Read More

ClimateWatch: How January is shaping up?

La Nina remains with us, but only just, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "The warmer than average sea conditions north of NZ continue to produce big rainmakers in the... Read More

A pair of socks for Tauranga

No one really knows how much waste, particularly plastic pollution, pours into the Tauranga harbour by stormwater. This should soon change, thanks to the Rotary... Read More

Thousands gather at Mount Main Beach for NYE

Thousands of people have gathered on Mount Main Beach at Mount Maunganui to celebrate New Years' Eve. Fireworks were let off by people on the beach during... Read More

Police operation on Takitimu Drive

An police operation witnessed in Tauranga today is being descried as a "slick manoeuvre". Dashcam footage sent to SunLive this afternoon shows armed police stopping... Read More

Christmas wishes from The Incubator Creative Hub

'Kia ora Tauranga, we'd like to say Merry Christmas to everybody and Happy New Year,” says The Incubator director Simone Anderson. 'We hope you have a great... Read More

Christmas greeting from our Tauranga MP

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges was enjoying a pre-Christmas barbecue in his garden with family and friends when SunLive popped in to film a brief Christmas greeting. 'This... Read More

Caring for our planet at Christmas

Christmas is a great time to take stock of what is really important in life, including the state of the world and nature around us. Bay of Plenty Regional Council... Read More

Twelve hours to go on community crowdfunder

A community crowdfunding campaign to make a documentary on the Rena disaster has just 12 hours left to run, finishing at 11pm on Christmas Eve. Already, the... Read More

Boardwalk completes walkway around Matua Saltmarsh

A new 200-metre boardwalk from Elmes Reserve to Bay Street Reserve in Matua will give Tauranga residents and visitors unrestricted access to one of the city's... Read More

Man dies after SH2 crash

UPDATE 6.58AM: A man has died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, north of Katikati. Emergency services were called to a two vehicle crash, between... Read More

Covid-19: Update on boosters, 5-11 vaccines, MIQ

The Government has announced that the gap between doses of the second Pfizer vaccine and the booster jab has now been shortened from six months to four... Read More