MetService is warning people to brace for plummeting temperatures which are expected to be 4C lower than usual later this week. MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris says overnight temperatures - particularly today and Wednesday - will be lower than...

A team of healthcare workers who provide a vital screening service for tamariki is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board Newborn Hearing Screening service of 5 screeners and one administration person has been...

New Zealand’s much-loved ONE LOVE Festival will kick off a new decade with the best line-up in the festival’s history. ONE LOVE is one of the most popular two-day festivals in Australasia. And today promoters have revealed that an array...

A chemical spill sparked an emergency callout in Mount Maunganui. Police and fire were notificed of the spill at a commercial premises on Te Maire St at 4.35pm. "The Council and Worksafe were also notified. It appears no one was in any danger,"...

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 25, Pipiroa, Hauraki District. Police were called to the motorcycle vs cow crash between Pipiroa Road and Main Road shortly before 12am, says a polices spokesperson. "One...

"Loud sparking before bursting into flames" is how witnesses are describing a power box fire in Mount Maunganui tonight. Firefighters were called to the scene of a power box fire around 8pm. A reporter at the scene says the fire was on the...

The government has announced that mental health and addiction services for offenders will receive a $128.3 million boost. The money, which will be paid out over four years, had been set aside last month and is part of the $1.9 billion investment in...

State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge will be closed tonight and tomorrow night. From 8pm to 5am, a full road closure will be in place to allow for road maintenance, says the NZTA. "Cordons will be in place between the Paeroa urban boundary...

State Highway 29 is now open after a fatal crash earlier today. One person died and two others were injured following a two-vehicle crash on the highway, between Omanawa and Ruahihi roads, just before 2,30pm. The road was closed for several hours...

Alex Hotere-Barnes is a Pākehā educated in a Māori immersion school and he reckons we should be working better together. He grew up in Tauranga Moana, or just Tauranga as it is more commonly known, and was one of the few Pākehā students there...

Two cars have crashed in Otumoetai this afternoon. Police were called to the scene at the intersection of Maxwells Rd and Chapel Street around 4.45pm. A police spokesperson says one person received moderate injuries. “Fire and Emergency New...

Incontinence isn’t the usual topic of conversation, but this week Continence NZ is encouraging Kiwis to get together and have a ‘wee chat’. In New Zealand, one in four live with some bladder or bowel incontinence, which is more than...

State Highway 29 is expected to be reopened at 7pm tonight following a fatal crash in the Lower Kaimai area. The two-vehicle crash was reported to Police at 2.20pm, which was located between Omanawa and Ruahihi roads. The New Zealand Transport Agency...

New Zealand singer songwriter Jenny Mitchell is playing at Tauranga’s Jam Factory on July 5 as part of The Troubadour Tour. The Gore born and raised country folk singer says she is excited to start the second part of her tour, which brings her...

One person has been arrested in Hairini this afternoon. Police say a search warrant was executed at an address in the area. “One person is in police custody.” A member of the public notified SunLive of multiple police cars around Sapphire...

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 29, in the Lower Kaimai area. Police have confirmed that one person has died and two others have received minor injuries in the crash on the highway, near Omanawa Road. Emergency services were...

UPDATED 2.44PM:  State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash in the Lower Kaimai area. "Emergency services are attending a serious crash on SH29, Lower Kaimai, Western Bay of Plenty, says a police spokesperson. "The two-vehicle...

Two Tauranga teens are taking on a unique motorsport event later in the year. It is called King of the Hammers in America or Ultra4. Here in New Zealand the four-wheel-drive racing event is known as King of the North. Organiser Caleb Thompson says...

New Zealand kayaker Callum Gilbert has grabbed a slice of history, recording the best K1 result by a Kiwi male at the opening ICF World Cup canoe slalom round of the season in London overnight. The 22-year-old Tauranga paddler finished fifth after...

  Cyclists are concerned about the width of the cycle lane on a key commuter’s route between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga.   Bike Tauranga affiliate Shane Plummer says the Totara Street cycle lane is a ‘tragedy waiting to happen’....

  Contestants in the Waihi Beach Wearable Arts competition will be relieved to see past supreme winner Cherie Elmsly is suiting up as a judge this year, rather than participating in the event.   The Paeroa College visual arts teacher and...

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, in partnership with multi award-winning charity, Sustainable Coastlines, is putting the call out for local schools, businesses and volunteers to join together to create cleaner waterways and coastlines. Working together,...

Volunteers are at the heart of St John. Every day more than 9600 generous volunteers help thousands of people across the country by devoting their time to St John’s frontline ambulance service and a variety of community health programmes to support...

Scammers are resorting to impersonating police officers in an attempt to gain people’s personal information. In a post on Facebook, police are warning people that if they randomly receive a phone call from police asking for bank account details,...

A Black Hawk from the United States has settled into its new home in the Bay of Plenty. The military helicopter has been spotted flying across the BOP as it headed to Whakatane, ready to haul logs and pylons. “After a few good years we now...

Amid the crack of bullets, Brett George remembers sprinting as fast as his legs would carry him.  For him, it's concerning to hear other forestry officers have experienced something similar in a profession he says is fraught with risk.  It...

Some of the country's most popular cars could be banned from being imported under a proposed new road safety strategy. A report obtained by RNZ shows the government will consider preventing cars that have a poor safety rating from entering the...

A boat sinking in Wellington is being used as a warning for boaties nationwide to always carrying lifejackets. The message comes from police after a vessel sank Lambton Harbour, Wellington, on Sunday morning. Around 9.05am, police received reports...

Motorists travelling through the Karangahake Gorge along State Highway 2 will be affected by a full road closure for maintenance this week. The New Zealand Transport Agency says the full road closure is planned from 8pm to 5am on both Monday June...