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...

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...

On Friday evening, the team from Holland Beckett Law decided to do something a little different at their annual midyear staff function. “It involves a team building event with the company Team Up,” says Holland Beckett Law Practice Administrator...

UPDATED 5.16PM: State Highway 2 is blocked in the northbound lane between Barrett Road and Youngson Road, says NZTA. Traffic is building up on State Highway 2 following a three car crash. A police spokesperson says they were called to the scene at...

One person has been rescued off the rocks near Moturiki Island this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the base of the island, on Mount Main Beach around 2pm. A police spokesperson says they were called to the incident at 1.48pm in regard...

Traffic is flowing following a two car crash in Tauranga this morning. A police spokesperson says they were called to the scene at the intersection of Cameron Road and Sheppard Street at 9.26am. “The crash involved two cars. “The northbound...

  Take some bark and driftwood found along Omokoroa Beach and some left over decorations from her mum’s wedding, and Awhina O’Reilly has her wearable art costume.   Awhina attends Brookfield Primary School and this year is...

Hundreds of year five and six primary school students from across the region gathered at the Trustpower Arena to take part in the miniball world cup. Each school represented a different country, giving the students a chance to dress up and have fun...

  No one has been injured after a truck erupted into flames on a Bay of Plenty highway.   Emergency services were called to the fire on State Highway 33, in Paengaroa, shortly before 1.30am. A police spokesperson says the road was blocked...

UPDATED 9.54PM: State Highway 29a near Baypark is now partially open following a crash. Emergency services were called to crash between a car and motorbike around 9pm. While the road was initially closed, a police spokesperson says it "looks...

Following the release of the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll, SunLive headed to Mount Maunganui to ask members of the public who their preferred Prime Minister is. The poll shows Jacinda Ardern is sitting at 45 per cent as the most preferred, while...

Allan Andrew’s Monday morning proved to be different than most after armed police swarmed outside his motel on The Strand. A person was arrested outside Strand Motel around 12pm, and a witness says the accused reportedly had a firearm in his...

A new sport is taking over the Bay of Plenty and has made its way all the way from the United States. Terry Umstead is teaching Tauranga residents how to play this new sport Pickleball, and says it is a sport for anybody at any age. “It doesn’t...

Winter may have opened with a tumultuous week of weather, but the coming seven days offer a brief respite. Since last Monday most main-centres have seen their coldest night of the year with Twizel holding the dubious honour of the coldest, plummeting...

Two cars have crashed on Saturday evening near Te Puke. Police were called to the incident at the intersection of old SH2 known as the Te Puke Highway, and Collins Lane, Te Puke, at 5.45pm. St John Ambulance and the Fire Emergency services were...

Armageddon Expo has transformed Trustpower Baypark Arena this weekend into an amazing array of pop culture entertainment with the best in gaming, comics, anime and cosplay. The lineup of celebrity guests and the opportunity to dress up in costume...

The secret is out – Kokomo are finally bringing out a new album ‘Sunset Claws’, and at long last we get to hear and see the master Nigel Masters come out from behind his keyboard and sing. His song ‘Don’t Take My Car...

I slipped into a seat at Curate Church one evening and turned to say ‘hi’ to the person next to me. A great surprise to find it was none other than “Knightrider” Nathan W. Little, one of my most favourite-in-the-world human beings....

Horse chestnuts by name – but not even the horses will eat them. “Only deer and wild boar can eat them because of their toxicity,” says Ted Santi of Gate Pa. But all this valuable information was gathered with hindsight, and too late...