A tree that has come down on Wairoa Rd is reported to be over power lines. A SunLive reader reports that a large tree has toppled over on Wairoa Rd, between State... Read More

MetService have issued a rare Red Warning for Buller as heavy rain continues to lash parts of the South Island. The wild weather is expected to bring heavy rain... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents may have noticed large plumes of smoke emitting from Whakaari/White Island in recent days. The plumes have also been observed on GeoNet's... Read More

Weather forecasters are predicting severe weather to move onto New Zealand this weekend, but not everyone is expected to be impacted. In the Bay of Plenty today,... Read More

An investigation is under way to establish the cause of a vegetation fire at the Otumoetai Golf Club. The fire engulfed five palm trees on the outskirts... Read More

Celebrating Tauranga as a safe anchorage for all was the theme for a final celebration of Matariki on Friday night. Te Tuinga Whānau gathered their wider community... Read More

Traffic is reported to be building up on State Highway 29 in the lower Kaimai Range. A SunLive reader driving from Tauranga to Waikato reports that there is a... Read More

A fire has destroyed part of a hedge and damaged two cars behind Bethlehem Town Centre. The fire was well alight before fire crews arrived, with flames blazing... Read More

Bay of Plenty designer, Michelle McAnulty of Beaver Kitchens has won a national award at one of the biggest and most recognised kitchen and bathrooms awards in... Read More

There is one new Covid-19 case in managed isolation today and none in the community, the Ministry of Health has reported. In a statement, the ministry says the... Read More

It is snowing in the Bay of Plenty. Reports are coming in of snow falling at the top of the Kaimai Ranges as an Antarctic blast hits New Zealand. The chilly... Read More

Wellington is moving back to alert level 1 and the Trans-Tasman travel bubble pause will be lifted for some parts of Australia from Sunday night. The capital... Read More