WorkSafe has filed charges against 13 parties over the Whakaari eruption in December 2019 that claimed 22 lives. A media conference on Monday afternoon is expected to include further details of the prosecutions over the tragedy which made world headlines...

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand today. The Ministry of Health says the first case arrived from Ethiopia via Dubai and Kuala Lumpur on November 14.  "The person tested positive at day 11 on...

Consumer NZ is highlighting the claims food manufacturers use to promote their products as being better choices than they really are.  The independent organisation has announced the “winners” of its 2020 Bad Taste Food Awards Consumer...

Police believe they have found the body of missing Katikati man Shaun Donovan.  A police spokesperson says they received a report about 5.45pm on Saturday that a body had been located in the vicinity of the Wharawhara track, Katikati. "While...

With the last remaining banks closing in Mount Maunganui and Greerton town centres, people who are not digitally connected are being advised to do so before it’s too late. Bank of New Zealand has announced it will close these branches on December...

One of New Zealand’s premier hikes and a cornerstone of the Te Anau community, the Milford Track has officially reopened. “From today, hikers booked on the popular Great Walk will be able to complete the walk end-to-end for the first time...

The heat in the housing market appears to be getting too hot for some. The ASB bank's latest housing confidence survey for the three months to October shows a net 12 per cent of people thought it was a good time to buy a house, a 9 point drop on...

As the whitebait season closes for 2020, Forest & Bird says they are looking for changes before the next season to help the native fish recover. Whitebait are the juveniles of native freshwater fish. Four of the fish species that make-up...

The Tauranga Toy Run next Friday is a chance for people to get their pride and joy out of the garage and support a great cause. Hot Rodder Craig Jefferson hasn’t decided if he’ll take his 1941 Willys Coup or 1923 T Bucket to the event...

A sudden death play-off was required after three teams tied for first place in the final of this year’s national Kids Lit Quiz competition held in Wellington on November 15. For the first time in the competition’s history three teams –...

Academics and teachers are warning a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens. The Ministry of Education recently unveiled draft versions of new standards students will have to pass in order to get any NCEA qualification...

The kākā is a large, noisy, olive-brown parrot, endemic to New Zealand and usually found in native forest. Under threat particularly from predatory stoats and possums, and from habitat loss, kākā are classified nationally as “At Risk”. For...

Racing Tauranga is thrilled with the news they are runner-up in the 2019-20 NZTR Racing Club of the Year. “We competed against every racecourse in New Zealand for club of the year,” says Racing Tauranga sponsorship manager Andrew Love....

In the small East Coast town of Ruatoria, population about 750, one of the ways to make a crust is to run your own business. Which is exactly what the owners of Ruatoria Pies have been doing since Pakanui Webb and Bobbi Morice bought Kiwi Tea Rooms...

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A vehicle has rolled in Welcome Bay. Police received a report of a vehicle rolling at the intersection of Welcome Bay Rd and Rocky Cutting Rd about 3.05pm. Police and ambulance have been dispatched to the scene. It is unknown at this stage whether...

      It has be a quite magnificent season of motorcycle racing for Waikato's Dylan Yearbury.   The 25-year-old Cambridge builder kicked off the 2020 season by finishing runner-up to fellow Kiwi international Hamish Macdonald...

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new community cases. Today’s new case is a person who arrived from Jordan via Dubai on 26 November 26 and  they are in the Auckland quarantine...

  This afternoon the Blackcaps take on the West Indies at Bay Oval in the second game of the three-match T20 International series.   New Zealand won the first T20 International of this series by five wickets and they are leading this series...

Tasman and Hawkes' Bay have secured the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup silverware with two contrasting finals finishing the provincial rugby season. Tasman claimed a back-to-back Mitre 10 Cup Premierships title, and Hawkes' Bay impressed in the Mitre 10...

A vehicle has crashed near Taneatua. The single vehicle crash occurred on the Peketahi bridge south of Rewatu Rd near Taneatua on State Highway 2. Police were notified of the crash at 10.21am. NZTA advise that due to the crash, stop/go traffic management...

Eves Realty Greerton opening batsman Tom MacRury belted his second Baywide century in eight days, to continue his teams unbeaten Bay of Plenty Cup run of form, against Craigs Investment Partners Geyser on Saturday. Greerton elected to bat, after winning...

There has been a single vehicle crash in Papamoa. Police were notified of a single vehicle collision on Wairakei Ave at 10.08am. "The car mounted the pavement and crashed through a front yard fence," says a SunLive reader. "Luckily...

  School attendance dropped during the nationwide lockdown for obvious reasons.   It is less clear why, as New Zealand returned to relative-normal, school attendance failed to return to pre-lockdown numbers.   Attendance at one...

  The Restaurant Association of New Zealand has launched a new worker support service named Tautoko Hāpai Ō.   The new service will ensure hospitality workers are able to access support through the latest resources and employment opportunities...

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Kia ora. Kia ngahau me o whanau me o hoa. There will be cloud increasing during the day. Rain and northwesterlies will be developing in the morning, and clearing during the afternoon as winds turn southwest. It’s...

Further funding for feed support services and new animal welfare coordinators will help farmers who continue to feel the effects of an extended drought, says Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor. “In March this year, I classified...

  Three Lotto players from Auckland and Gisborne will be ending the month on a high after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw.   The winning tickets were sold at Eastridge Lotto...

  Volunteers at Bay of Plenty animal rescues are facing verbal abuse and harassment which makes the work they do even harder.   ARRC Wildlife Trust and Vada's Angels Animal Rescue spoke to The Weekend Sun to create awareness about what...