Videos

Two vegetation fires hit Tauranga in five days

An investigation is under way to establish the cause of a vegetation fire at the Otumoetai Golf Club. The fire engulfed five palm trees on the outskirts... Read More

Te Tuinga celebrate Matariki

Celebrating Tauranga as a safe anchorage for all was the theme for a final celebration of Matariki on Friday night. Te Tuinga Whānau gathered their wider community... Read More

Traffic building up on SH29 in lower Kaimai Range

Traffic is reported to be building up on State Highway 29 in the lower Kaimai Range. A SunLive reader driving from Tauranga to Waikato reports that there is a... Read More

Large fire behind Bethlehem Town Centre

A fire has destroyed part of a hedge and damaged two cars behind Bethlehem Town Centre. The fire was well alight before fire crews arrived, with flames blazing... Read More

BOP designer wins at national design awards

Bay of Plenty designer, Michelle McAnulty of Beaver Kitchens has won a national award at one of the biggest and most recognised kitchen and bathrooms awards in... Read More

Covid-19: MIQ case under investigation

There is one new Covid-19 case in managed isolation today and none in the community, the Ministry of Health has reported. In a statement, the ministry says the... Read More

Snow in the Bay of Plenty

It is snowing in the Bay of Plenty. Reports are coming in of snow falling at the top of the Kaimai Ranges as an Antarctic blast hits New Zealand. The chilly... Read More

Covid-19: Wellington returning to alert level 1

Wellington is moving back to alert level 1 and the Trans-Tasman travel bubble pause will be lifted for some parts of Australia from Sunday night. The capital... Read More

Road users urged to make themselves seen

Be Bright, Be Safe, Be Seen Travel Safe are reminding Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty road and path users to be bright, be safe and be seen this winter. Whether... Read More

Community outrage as fish plundered

A Tairua resident is warning other coastal communities to be on the lookout following fishermen being filmed coming ashore with thousands of pink maomao fish. 'There... Read More

Covid-19: No community cases, over 10,000 tests

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health is still awaiting the results of genomic sequencing to clarify the Covid-19 variant... Read More

Covid-19: Genomic sequencing result expected today

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says genomic sequencing to identify the variant of Covid-19 a Sydney traveller who visited Wellington last weekend... Read More