8:40:57 Saturday 12 April 2025

Videos

Testing out a lime scooter around town

Piers Zajac-Wiggett and Walter Naera decided that lime scooters were the perfect conveyance to go to an after-work celebration on Friday in downtown Tauranga. 'It's... Read More

Parting gift from cruise ship passengers

The hatch of a Kiwi chick has been a ‘parting gift' from the Bay of Plenty's last cruise ship passengers. Donations made by cruise ship passengers visiting... Read More

Crash in Kaimai Range on SH29

Update, 12.20pm: Police report that the lane that was blocked due to a vehicle collision on State Highway 29 on the Kaimai Range is now open. "One lane initially... Read More

Tauranga butchers win gold

Two Bay of Plenty butchers have scooped medals in this year's Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. The medal winning sausages were announced last night... Read More

Tauranga blind and deaf pianist’s love for music

Being blind and deaf is no reason to give up music for 79-year-old Donnella Woodiwiss. 'If I hear a song I like then I have got to play it - it's as simple... Read More

One new COVID-19 case in managed isolation

There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. There are no new community cases. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has provided... Read More

8 imported COVID-19 cases, 1 in community

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today - eight in managed isolation and one close household contact of a previous case. Dr Bloomfield and... Read More

Vehicle rolls down bank onto train tracks

UPDATE: A vehicle has rolled down a bank in Tauranga this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the vehicle is resting near the train tracks... Read More

Two new imported cases of COVID-19

There are two new cases of COVID-19 at the border in New Zealand today. The first of these cases arrived on October 19 from the Netherlands via Dubai, and the... Read More

25 new cases of COVID-19 today

There are 25 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. Of these, 23 are imported cases at the border and two cases are linked to the port worker that was reported... Read More

LIVE: No new COVID cases reported

UPDATE: There are no new cases of COVID-19 being reported in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashey Bloomfield says that is no new cases at the... Read More

Māori Party looks set to return to Waiariki

The Māori Party is set to return to Parliament if special votes in Waiariki mirror those already counted, but it's close; last night Rawiri Waititi was leading... Read More