Family violence features in all suburbs, according to a new report which reveals one in four women from high-income households experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Dr Ian Lambie, the justice sector chief science advisor, released...

The Government has passed its medicinal cannabis bill, which will legalise medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. Health Minister Dr David Clark says thousands of New Zealanders will potentially benefit from the new legislation. “Ultimately, this...

Maketu Coastguard held another successful community bar crossing training event last Sunday. The event took place at the Kaituna Cut near Maketu with more than 80 boaties taking the opportunity to undertake training by the Maketu Coastguard crew on...

The Halberg Foundation has announced a record 93 nominations received for six categories at the 56th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards, New Zealand’s pre-eminent event to celebrate and honour sporting achievements from 2018. The Awards, held annually...

The Phoenix car park is currently being developed into a new urban open space for the Mount, with a proposed name change on the table. Tauranga City Council is asking the public to have their say about the proposed new name ‘Te Papa o Nga Manu...

A blame game of which authority is at fault over the aftermath of Rotorua’s April flooding is not the answer, says a panel set up to investigate the sudden torrent. And Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick says the flooding put to bed the notion...

Auckland Regional Public Health Service has been notified of a new case of measles and is asking people who may have come in contact with that person to watch out for symptoms. The infected person flew in from Manila on Philippine Airlines flight PR218...

Drivers spent less on fuel in November as pump prices eased off record highs, Stats NZ says today. The biggest monthly drop in fuel spending in a decade coincided with people spending more at department stores, bars, cafés, and restaurants. This...

Five new murals designed and painted by Rotorua school children are now gracing the walls of the terminal building at Rotorua Airport. This is the third set of murals to be displayed on the terminal building, as part of a joint project between the...

Empowering women to defend themselves better through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is what motivates Alessandra Moss. The 30-year-old instructor was a late bloomer to the martial art in her native Brazil. She regrets she did not take it up until she was 22. “If...

New Zealand is facing days of afternoon downpours, mainly inland, and this will make for a wetter than average week ahead in some places. The set up is unusual in that there are three large areas of high pressure moving into the New Zealand area but...

A section of State Highway 29a will be closed this Friday. The NZ Transport Agency says the highway between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts will be closed from 8pm Friday to 4am on Monday. This is part of the Baypark to Bayfair (Bay...

A Coromandel police officer has been injured, when his patrol car was repeatedly rammed by a fleeing wanted man. The constable’s wrist was snapped in the steering wheel, and will undergo surgery at Waikato Hospital after suffering the bad break...

A new partnership in the Bay of Plenty aims to provide a pathway for higher level learning students to access Toi Ohomai’s Postgraduate Diploma in Management. Subject to NZQA approval, the agreement, signed by New Zealand Management Academies...

No one was injured in a three vehicle crash that happened on State Highway two yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the nose-to-tail accident that happened near Wairoa Pa Road just before 5pm. Traffic was already heavy at the time,...

To help manage traffic congestion as Tauranga continues to grow, the city council is looking at ways to make it easier for more people to travel by bus, biking or walking. TCC Transport Committee has unanimously agreed to proceed with investigations...

A community stalwart who wrote fetchingly about the war service of her father (WW1, WW2) and husband (WW2) has died peacefully in Rotorua, several weeks after the launch of publication of those war experiences. She was 92. Phyllis (Phyl) Sturmfels...

In today’s weather forecast we are expecting a few showers, possibly heavy from the afternoon. Also light winds.   It’s a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 21 and an overnight low of 17 degrees. Humidity is 93 per cent....

Joe Collins reckons he’s just ‘pretty average’ at individual ski, swim and board races but throw them all together and look out. And although he’s still only 16, the Taranaki surf lifesaver heads into this weekend’s Mount...

Dash cam footage of a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road in the Waikato has left people on social media astounded. Kaysi Fredericks posted a video on the Bay of Plenty Accidents Facebook page she captured while driving back from Waikato...

The new two-level dining precinct at what will be Tauranga’s largest shopping centre has been fully leased almost half a year before its completion.  Eighteen new eateries and restaurants will open when the second stage of Tauranga Crossing...

When the Australian rugby league scout flew in and told Aritaku Robens he liked what he saw, Robens signed there and then. “I was pretty excited,” says the Otumoetai Eels centre and Coastline rep. “I’ve only been playing league...

New Zealand Transport Agency chief executive Fergus Gammie has resigned. He announced his resignation today after months of mounting pressure over the agency's failure to enforce road safety regulations. He said in a statement he was proud of...

Urgent talks begin today between Air New Zealand and aviation engineers' unions to try to avert strike action planned in the run-up to Christmas. The Aviation and Marine Engineers Association (AMEA) and E tū have announced their members would...

The enquiry team working on the murder of British tourist Grace Millane have continued their investigations throughout today. The scene examination on Scenic Drive is ongoing and will continue tomorrow. “The 0800 number has received a number...

Police have today released the name of the man who died on Mimiha Road in Matata, on Saturday afternoon. He was 52-year-old John Lickfold, of Rotorua. Emergency services were called to the Burt Brothers Trail Ride track just after 12pm. According...

A lane is blocked on State Highway 2, northbound of Bethlehem, following a crash this afternoon. Emergency services were called to SH2 near Wairoa Pa Road to a three vehicle accident at about 4.50pm. A police spokesperson says there are no injuries. "The...

They’re busy little beavers, collecting firewood, chopping it down and cutting up trees ready to sell to the community. Throughout the year, Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Club has been filling their depo with fire wood to sell two cubic metres...

Reports are coming in of a police operation in the Katikati area this afternoon. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there are police stopping motorists being using he Uretara Bridge, near State Highway 2. Another caller says they saw police...