At 36 he was New Zealand's youngest captain of a frigate. Under the umbrella of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - known as NATO - he led our troops into... Read More

It's become a hairy discipline issue for secondary schools. And it threatens to damage the economy's fifth largest export earner - the $2.85 billion international... Read More

He's a surfie who paints. Or an artist who surfs. Either way, he's colouring up the townscape of Waihi Beach - transforming a public dunny into a conversation piece... Read More

'It's the average man against big oil. Like any good story, you've got a good guy and a bad guy.” Larry Green, one of the brains behind the new Gaspy app,... Read More

Te Puke residents are being asked whether they support the introduction of a temporary 40km/h speed restriction on roads surrounding a number of local schools. Western... Read More

Increased wellbeing, participation and engagement leading to higher academic success is what teachers at Katikati Primary School are hoping a $47,850 investment... Read More

The Farmer Audi Cooking Theatre at the Seriously Good Food Show is described as unmissable. Coordinated by renowned chef and local food presence Peter Blakeway,... Read More

Council Direct is exactly as it sounds - a direct link from from Tauranga City Council to SunLive. The newest tab on SunLive is part of an agreement with the council... Read More

'Clang, clang! The massive anvil rings. Clang, clang! 100 hammers swing.” Well just one hammer, 13-year-old Tom Hoffart's hammer. But it's still making a racket,... Read More

When a motorcycle hearse wheeled up to a Tauranga chapel last Saturday to celebrate the life of a young woman, a crowd of 170 people clapped loudly. It's something... Read More

Riding for the Disabled, like many support services, can't operate without volunteers. 'These people give and give and give,” says Tauranga RDA marketing... Read More

'He's from their world,” says Merivale Primary School principal Jan Tinetti. 'So he will fit in just beautifully.” 'He' is a shorty, just 200 millimetres... Read More