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Stunning ceremony launches Anchor AIMS Games

The 16th Anchor AIMS Games International Sporting Championships launched today with a stunning opening ceremony at the Trustpower Arena. With 11,500 students from... Read More

Walking for hope

Many people wearing yellow turned out in the chilly breeze and sunshine today to come together in a public walk of hope and remembrance and to help raise awareness... Read More

Hunt for man involved in armed carjacking

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious incident that occurred in Rotorua on Sunday September 1. A vehicle was stolen in Hamilton and driven to Rotorua,... Read More

Car crashes into barrier on Takitimu Drive

One person has sustained minor injuries in a single vehicle crash on Takitimu Drive, near State Highway 29. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says it... Read More

Tauranga woman aims to lower truck speed limits

'Ten Kms less, saves mess.” This is the slogan of Steffi August's petition to lower the speed limit of heavy vehicles to 80 km/h. The current limit on New... Read More

Four adults and one child killed in bus crash

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding yesterday's fatal bus crash near Rotorua continues. 'At this stage we can confirm that those who died... Read More

Police appeal for witnesses to fatal bus crash

Police investigating yesterday's fatal crash near Rotorua are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Five people lost their lives in the crash involving... Read More

Highway open after crash which killed five people

State Highway 5, north of Rotorua, is open this morning following a bus crash which killed five people. A bus carrying 27 Chinese tourists rolled on the highway,... Read More

Sinkhole reopens on Oropi Road

Oropi Road, near the State Highway 29a roundabout, is closed morning after a sinkhole on the bridge has reopened. In a statement released last night, Tauranga... Read More

Pot holes in Oropi and Mount roads delay traffic

A hole opening up on Oropi Rd this evening has resulted in traffic being reduced to one lane. Police report they received a couple of phone calls around 8.30pm... Read More

Police confirm five dead in bus crash

UPDATE 5.45PM: Police have confirmed that five people have died after a bus carrying 23 Chinese tourists rolled on State Highway 5, just outside of the Bay of... Read More

Wild weather blows down large tree in Tauranga

A large tree has come down in Gate Pa this morning as wild weather continues to batter the city. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the tree has come... Read More