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Reminder of SH29 Kaimai Range closures

The second scheduled closures on State Highway 29 Kaimai Range are expected to take place over five nights from Sunday, March 17, to Thursday, March 21, from... Read More

National invitation extended to emerging suppliers

Foodstuffs North Island in partnership with The New Zealand Food Innovation Network are introducing a new series of nationwide forums to help emerging grocery... Read More

BOP man vies for national excavator title

Rotorua man Lloyd Jenks will be bringing big dig energy to Feilding at the end of this week when he climbs into the cab of a 13-tonne excavator to represent... Read More

Farmers help increase native wildlife numbers

Dairy farmers around New Zealand are grabbing spades and heading onto their farms and into their communities to plant native trees and plants. Goals include... Read More

Annual growth back in black despite flat February

Home value growth remains relatively robust in Tauranga compared to most other main centres, reports QV. The city's average home value increased 3.1 per cent... Read More

School maintenance: $107m fund not enough

Principals are warning the $107 million a year they get to maintain school buildings is not enough and flash new classrooms are making the problem worse. They... Read More

SH2 Te Puna delays

Motorists travelling on State Highway 2 across the Te Puna Stream bridge are advised that night works will be happening over the next two nights with traffic... Read More

Tauranga stadium to be delivered in stages

Plans for a stadium in central Tauranga have been scaled back and construction pushed out because of budget constraints. The community stadium at the... Read More

In the heart of the valley

Warm sunlight streams through flittering leaves, creating freckles of gold upon your face below as the cool stream flows gently around you. Happily lost in the... Read More

Farm confidence recovers from record lows

Concerns about high interest rates, poor commodity prices and excessive red tape are weighing heavily on farmers, but rural confidence has risen from last year's... Read More

Crash and breakdown causing traffic congestion

SunLive is receiving reports of traffic building up along Takitimu Drive, Tauranga, on Monday afternoon, and a vehicle collision at Pyes Pa. "The traffic... Read More

Black market for vapes emerges in schools

A black market for vapes has sprung up in schools, while toddlers are getting their hands on their older siblings' vapes. These are just some of the shocking... Read More