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All Blacks Sevens squad named
The All Blacks Sevens have confirmed the final places in their 2019 squad just days out from the first HSBC Sevens World Series event of the year to be held in Hamilton. Bay of Plenty players have a strong...
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Calls for living wage grow louder
Income equality advocates Closing the Gap have called for the introduction of a ‘living wage' to ensure workers across New Zealand can live on what they earn. Closing the Gap spokesperson Peter...
16:54 Tuesday 22 January
Driver flees police in Welcome Bay
Tauranga police abandoned a chase in Welcome Bay this morning. A police spokesperson says the driver failed to stop. “A brief pursuit followed along Welcome Bay road around 10.40am.” Police...
15:29 Tuesday 22 January
Two car crash on State Highway Two
UPDATE: Vehicles are being towed following a two vehicle crash on State Highway Two this afternoon. A police spokesperson says two cars crashed at 1.30pm at the intersection of SH2 and Athenree Road....
13:59 Tuesday 22 January
Man attacked with bat in BOP armed robbery
Bay of Plenty Police are investigating an aggravated robbery in Reporoa in which firearms and other items were stolen. Police received a report early Monday, that around 2.45am a man had been hit across...
13:50 Tuesday 22 January
Waihi teen livin’ the local government dream
Waihi 17-year-old Joshua Mason never wanted to be a fireman or astronaut when he grew up. Instead, he always dreamed of being a politician. It's a career choice that is met with bemusement by many. “I...
12:55 Tuesday 22 January
Recent Headlines
Missing man’s body found
Police have recovered the body of missing Carterton man Finn Yeats. The 20-year-old was reported missing from his home on January 15, says police. “His body was located in the Tongariro...
12:03 Tuesday 22 January
Tauranga kitesurfer’s death a freak accident
A Tauranga kitesurfer is expressing his condolences to the Gemming family following the tragic death of Logan Gemming. Logan was killed in a freak accident at Fergusson Park on Sunday afternoon,...
11:48 Tuesday 22 January
A bit of fun with Tauranga crossings
If you are driving in the CBD and think that your eyes are playing tricks on you, don't worry they aren't, it's just the new 3D pedestrian crossings that are being painted. Tauranga City...
11:15 Tuesday 22 January
$11m boost for low emission transport
Low emission transport will receive a record boost totalling more than $11 million, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods announced today. “Today I'm announcing the largest round of new funding...
10:35 Tuesday 22 January
Waitomo fires up petrol price competition in BOP
Building on its national expansion plans, Hamilton-based fuel supplier Waitomo Group has today opened its first fuel stop in Rotorua. Conveniently located on Marguerita Street, in Fenton Park, the fuel...
10:18 Tuesday 22 January
Earlier News
Car crashes into house in BOP
Not your typical week of summer weather
Voting closing soon on Fish out of Water designs
Zulu warriors, Monte Carlo and the weather
Mission to find grandmother’s dog before she wakes
Katikati teenager makes contact with family
Power out in Katikati
Toxic sea slug warning for Tauranga beaches
Contraceptive pill rationed as supply runs low
Tree down and power out in Western Bay
Blogs & Opinions
Trotting heads to Rotorua
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It would seem that the highly popular Auckland...
Hang your head in shame, New Zealand
Cayla-Fay Saunders cayla@thesun.co.nz www.sunlive.co.nz We need to chat, New Zealand. Specifically about this...
Tauranga Annual Average Afternoon Temperatures 1914-2018
Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100...
Looking to be a busy year
Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP What an amazing summer we have had so far. The weather has seen many locals...
A good start to 2019
Tamati Coffey Labour MP Firstly, a shout out to our crews from the national Waka Ama champs. You were amazing! Tauranga...
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