UPDATED 1.33PM: A Te Puke family will seek refuge overnight at nearby church, after their Queen Street house caught fire this afternoon. The fire happened at a private residence just before 12.45pm. A witness at the scene says the Te Puke Medical...

Let’s unite to end modern day slavery in the 21st century. This is the message that Edmond Vanderpuye will be bringing to a Tauranga audience at a dinner on Friday evening. Edmond is the CEO of International Needs (I.N) Network Ghana, invited...

In today's forecast we are expecting a fine day, then a few showers at night. Also westerlies. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 17 and an overnight low of 11 degrees. Humidity is 78 per cent. High tide is at 10.20am and low...

In today's forecast we are expecting cloudy periods with a chance of morning showers, then becoming fine in the evening. A strong southwesterly developing during the middle of the day should be easing by nightfall. It's a three-clothing and...

The human skull fished up from Tauranga Harbour has been identified. Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury says the skull has been identified by a pathologist as a pre-European adult Maori man. The skull was found by a fisherman on August 6 at Salisbury...

In today's forecast we are expecting showers, with a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. A northeasterly will be turning to a gusty westerly during the morning. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 15 and an overnight...

Contractors have been spotted doing their bit to preserve the beauty of Moturiki Island. Full Circle crew members were spotted planting at the island earlier this week by Rosalie Liddle Crawford, during filming for SunLive’s daily sunrise video. Tauranga...

Higher prices for vegetables led food price inflation of 0.7 per cent in July 2018, Stats NZ says today. Vegetable prices rose 9.2 per cent in the month, with higher prices for fresh lettuce (up 77 per cent), tomatoes (up 30 per cent), and broccoli...

A baby seal has been found on Mount Main Beach with what is believed to be a gash in its side. Mount Maunganui resident Rosalie Liddle Crawford is down on the beach this morning and says she can see the seal lying at the entrance of Moturiki/Leisure...

In today's forecast we are expecting cloud increasing. A few showers developing in the afternoon, turning to rain in the late evening. Also northeasterlies developing in the morning. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 15 and...

Jo Torr’s exhibition Vahine-Wahine opened at The People’s Gallery Toi ka rere at Tauranga’s Historic Village on Friday evening.   Hosted by The Incubator, this is the first of Tauranga’s Suffrage 125 events, and highlights...

New works by three abstract artists are on display at Zeus Gallery in Chapel Street. Graham Crow, Doreen McNeill and Kristian Lomath have come together to show their work in a group exhibition entitled ‘Perceptions’. Opening on Thursday...

The nation’s next best thing to Peter Jackson could be among the crowd attending Canvas Tauranga Career’s expo. The two day event began on Friday and brings together all of the information needed to help inform and educate Tauranga youngsters...

Flames and smoke can be seen billowing from a large fire at Sulphur Point. Port of Tauranga says Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are on site at the Tauranga Container Terminal attending a large fire at a workshop. "The terminal has been...

In today's forecast we are expecting a fine day with the southwest wind dying out in the afternoon. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day today with a high of 18 and an overnight low of 8 degrees. Humidity is 93 per cent. Low tide...

In today's forecast, we are expecting increasing fine spells and fresh westerlies dying out overnight. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 17 and an overnight low of 7 degrees. Humidity is 92 per cent. Low tide is at 10.20am...

A man is in police custody after allegedly leading police on a chase through Tauranga. Police sirens could be heard wailing in Brookfield as officers pursued the fleeing vehicle just before 8.30pm. Police took the driver of the vehicle into custody...

A plane struck by lightning has landed safely at Tauranga Airport. Flight NZ8262 was inbound from Wellington when it was hit by lighting just before it landed in Tauranga. A full emergency was declared around 8.30pm. A passenger on the flight told...

Soap, laundry powder, frozen chicken and nappies – for most they’re not the first items that spring to mind when you’re told you have free rein to select whatever you want from a supermarket. But for the people receiving support from...