New lockdown rules around exercise and shared bubbles says people should not go swimming or do any other water-based activities. This means people are being asked to avoid any activities that expose participants to danger or may require search and...

A carpark in Papamoa has been heavily spray painted with anti-semitic symbols and racist speech.  A police spokesperson says Harrison's Cut carpark in Papamoa is cordoned off following the graffiti attack. They received reports...

Jasmine Manwell is staying in a tent on her mum’s lawn in Tauranga. She tested positive for COVID-19 on March 24. “My mum has made it very comfortable for me, it’s more glamping,” says the 23-year-old. Jasmine says she is the...

Mother nature put on a cracker of a show overnight, with a thunderstorm that got many people out in their backyards with their cameras. Several stunning images have been sent into SunLive showing the lightning as illuminated the night sky. One SunLive...

Police are manning COVID-19 checkpoints in Tauranga today. A SunLive photographer says police wearing personal protective equipment are checking vehicles opposite Tauranga Bridge Marina.  “They are checking traffic that is going over the...

National supports the Government’s decision to move the country towards Level 4 of the Covid-19 alert system over the next 48 hours and to extend the economic package for all businesses is being welcome by Simon Bridges. “This is an unprecedented...

Bay of Plenty residents had an opportunity last night for a very clear viewing of the recently launched Starlink5 satellites as they soared overhead in single file across the night sky. Starlink 5 is due back again tonight, Saturday March 21, with...

A Tauranga teenager’s personal connection to blood cancer has inspired him to rally around his school and raise thousands for Shave for a Cure. Logan Green’s mum Helen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, so the Head Boy got together...

The government is extending its mass gathering policy to cancel indoor events with more than 100 people, the Health Minister David Clark has confirmed. The new measures do not apply to workplaces, schools, supermarkets or public transport. David says...

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand since yesterday - bringing the total number to 28. The Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is updating New Zealand on the health response to COVID-19. He says...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told New Zealanders they must prepare for the full effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but must not panic, especially over rumours and misinformation. Jacinda is in Rotorua, where she gave an update on the government's...

The Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and  Secretary of Education Iona Holsted are providing an update on the Covid-19 coronavirus. This afternoon, Ashley has confirmed there are now 20 confirmed cases,...

Indigenous tattoo artists from around the world have gathered to share their craft and traditions at the Tattoo and Art Extravaganza at TECT Arena. The Ta Atea space at the exhibition is hosting over 20 indigenous artists from around the world with...

A mock whale stranding exercise on a beach in the Tauranga harbour this afternoon has confused some residents. SunLive has received calls and messages from people reporting a whale stranding on the beach near the Chapel Street Bridge. “There...

The sound of basketballs can be heard thumping the ground as a group of Gate Pa School children get coaching tips from Tall Black Tom Abercrombie. Abercrombie is in Tauranga to launch the Hoops in Schools programme where 12 Bay of Plenty schools have...

Update 11:30pm: Diversions remain in place in Tauranga CBD following a petrol spill on Cameron Road.  A police spokesperson says they received reports of the incident at 9.45am.  "It appears a boat has dropped fuel on the road."  Cameron...

There are no new confirmed or probable cases of coronavirus in New Zealand with the Ministry of Health response now moving into a long "stamp it out and slow it down phase". Ministry of Health director-general of health Dr...

Update 11am: A crane and tow truck are present at the scene of where a truck has rolled in Mount Maunganui this morning.  An employee of a nearby business says the truck remains on its side.  "There is a big crane and tow truck....

This last week, schoolchildren from across New Zealand travelled with LEARNZ and the Sustainable Seas Challenge to discover what's threatening mussels/kuku or kutai, a taonga species, in Ohiwa Harbour near Ohope, and how science and matauranga Maori...