Motorists are being warned to expect delays all around Tauranga today, as many people will be heading home after a long weekend away. The NZTA has issued traffic notices for motorists traveling Waihi to Paeroa, Katikati to Tauranga, and along the...

Good Morning SunLive readers, I hope you are enjoying your Easter break and making the most of your time off before it is back to work tomorrow. The weather for today isn’t looking to good, so if you are out and about or making the road trip...

She may have narrowly lost the side bet but Luuka Jones was otherwise completely dominant at the New Zealand canoe slalom championships in Kawerau over the weekend. The three-time Olympian claimed both the K1 (kayak) and C1 (canoe) titles on the Tarawera...

For the first time, catch limits are being introduced for recreational fishers targeting southern bluefin tuna. The recreational catch for the tuna has typically been low, but Fisheries New Zealand said it had increased substantially in the last five...

News last week that the Tomorrow’s Schools Taskforce received over 5000 submissions and pieces of feedback shows the public and educators are very invested in the potential reforms, National’s Education spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “National...

More than 150 people turned out to see NZX-listed Manuka honey exporter Comvita officially open its new sustainably-designed warehouse in Paengaroa on Wednesday, April 17. Comvita CEO Scott Coulter cut the ribbon to the company’s 3,500m2 East...

11.20pm Update: Power has now been restored to 335 properties in Oropi following a power cut on Sunday evening. The power outage was due to a vehicle crashing into a power box in Oropi. Earlier - 10.30pm: There are reports of a power cut in Oropi this...

On Easter Friday night, the moon above the Bay of Plenty provided a stunning display of golden luminescence. Kerri-Anne Fraser made use of the opportunity for some trick photography with her daughter Lexie Schollum (5) holding the moon in her hand. We...

“It is not a damned horse paddock. It should not be up for sale to private enterprise.” That’s the no-nonsense view of retired accountant, Alan Northcote - self-appointed guardian of Waitaha Reserve in Welcome Bay, which is being...

Who ‘wood’ have thought? Around a decade ago, members of the Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Club were brainstorming fundraising ideas, and thought selling firewood might be a good gig. Armed with an axe and a farmer’s shed, they started...

The demand for more players to compete in NZ’s largest basketball tournament over the Easter weekend has strained Tauranga’s available capacity and resources. Basketball Pacific's premier event, the Mel Young Easter Classic, has filled...

Heavy rain is forecast for the ranges of eastern Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, Taranaki and western Nelson. An active front lying over central New Zealand should continue moving slowly eastwards across the North Island during Sunday and Monday before...

Police report that a two-year-old boy has died in a potential drowning in Whakatane. Emergency services were alerted to the incident near Sullivan Lake at around 8.45am this morning. No further information is available at this time. Enquiries are...

While holidaymakers are out and about enjoying the tail end of summer over the Easter break, Police are kept busy. Responding to calls of help to find lost children, or being at the scenes of accidents that happen at all times of the day and night,...

The Downtown Tauranga Carnival launched on Easter Saturday with thousands of jazz lovers crowding into the Strand to enjoy an afternoon of sun and music. The fun began with the Vintage Parade in true New Orleans style down Willow Street on Saturday...

New Zealand sailors collected two medals last night (NZ time) and have a chance of winning another tonight as the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Genoa comes to a close. Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie won silver in the 49er, finishing just...

Snowbelle the runaway bunny has found her forever home – just in time for Easter. After multiple escapes and a marathon 129 days in the care of Tauranga SPCA, the mischievous, white rabbit has been adopted and is now living the high life on a...

Kia ora and welcome to Easter Sunday! We have a fine start to the day, but expecting a few showers from the afternoon, turning to rain overnight. It’s a one-clothing layer day with a light northerly, an expected high of 20 degrees, and an overnight...

The Easter story will be presented at an Easter Sunday picnic this morning at Mt Drury Park at Mount Maunganui.   This year a group of churches along the coast from Papamoa to Mt Maunganui are working together to present the Easter story at...

If you like a bit of Australia flavouring your Easter, then the place to experience Easter is at Bethlehem Baptist. Gaz (Garry) and Shaz (Sharon) find themselves offering one of history’s first recorded AirBnB’s to a woman who is ‘preggers’,...

Every Saturday morning at 8am runners, joggers, walkers, families, friends, kids and their dogs get together in Tauranga for a simple yet special event that provides a sense of community, health and well-being. It’s called Tauranga Parkrun and...

Surf lifeguards from around the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel areas made waves at one of the first Wahine on Water Events, held at Whangamata Beach over the weekend of April 13. As part of a BP Leaders for Life Project, young volunteers Phoebe Havill,...

Tauranga primary school teachers gathered at the regional House of Science headquarters to discuss and learn about the climate change kit. The new kit will be put into schools around the region next term, and it is a timely release with the recent...

When the full moon appeared at dusk on Friday evening, many stopped to drink in the stunning sight. Kerri-Anne Fraser and her daughter Lexie Schollum, age five, were out on the Papamoa beach and couldn't resist having some trick photography fun. "The...

Motorist are reporting an accident has happened at Tauriko about 3.30pm this afternoon. It's reported that a car and motorcycle have crashed on SH29 near Tauriko, and that Police and ambulance are attending the scene. It is unknown if there are...

Multiple fire appliances and helicopters are fighting a bush fire in Reporoa this afternoon. It's understood that nearly five square km of bush has been burning near Settlers Rd in Reporoa, stretching along about two kms. The NZ Fire and Emergency...

Tauranga is hosting its largest basketball event ever over the Easter weekend.   More than 7,000 people are in town for the weekend, with 135 teams playing in the Mel Young Easter Classic. The tournament, held across six venues, started on April...

There have been reports of an accident between a car and motorcycle in Gate Pa on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened on Cameron Rd about 2pm on Saturday. It's understood that there were no serious injuries. At the scene? Call 0800 SUNLIVE...

Climate change activists took to the streets of downtown Tauranga today to alert jazz festival goers that the city will be under water in the future.   “We’re representing the fact that Tauranga’s going to be under the sea at...