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Armed police called to alleged robbery Armed police have been called as a precaution, says police. File photo. ); } else { // } Armed police are at the scene of an alleged aggravated robbery in Thames. A police spokesperson says a bar-and-grill in Pollen Street has been targeted in an aggravated robbery this morning. They say armed police have responded to the incident as a precaution, but the Armed Offenders Squad has not been called. Newshub reports that no one has...

Emergency services were called to the incident around 10:25pm, says a police spokesperson. “Sadly attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful and he has died at the scene,” they say. The death will be referred to the Coroner. ); } else { // replace with your tablet/desktop ad unit id 300x250 document.write( ); }

A goal achieved for Blue Rovers FC Blue Rovers Junior Football Club in blue and Cambridge Football Club. Supplied image. ); } else { // } Tauranga Blue Rovers Junior Football Club is excited to receive a grant of $15,000 to go towards the costs of new goal equipment. Club Spokesperson Yvonne Armitage says the majority of their previous equipment was over ten years old, so they are delighted with the grant from the New Zealand Community Trust. “The design of these g...

Te Puke car fire set vegetation alight FFire crews working to extinguish the fire. Image: Western Bay of Plenty District Council. ); } else { // } UPDATED 9.50am: Two fire crews attended a car fire that blocked a road in Te Puke this morning. The car, at the intersection No 3 Road and Te Puke Highway, was well alight when crews arrived says Fire and Emergency NZ northern communications shift manager Carren Larking. She says some vegetation also caught alight but the...

Matariki holiday dates announced ); } else { // } Dates for the new Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years have been released by the government. The extra public holiday will always be on a Friday and next year’s is on June 24.   The calendar date for holiday will shift each year to align with the maramataka (Māori lunar calendar). “Matariki will be our first public holiday that recognises Te Ao Māori and will be one that is uniquely New Zealand,�...

Climate Watch – How July is shaping up Dry weather will dominate many places in the country for the first two weeks of July. File image/SunLive. ); } else { // } July is kicking off on a settled note but according to WeatherWatch, it probably won’t last. The Southern Ocean is especially active this month and high pressure is sliding across Australia and into the New Zealand region. High pressure will start Julys first week, but may be a little more northern focu...

Bay honey producers “truly something special” Two Bay of Plenty honey producers came second and third at the National Honey Competition. File photo/SunLive. ); } else { // } Two Bay of Plenty honey producers have been named by Apiculture New Zealand as two of the top honey producers in the country at the industry’s national conference. The Conference hosted more than 1000 delegates from the apiculture industry at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre. The National H...

Car hits power pole in Paengaroa File Image/SunLive. A car has crashed into a power pole on Wilson Road North, Paengaroa. Police were notified at 8:46am of the crash which involves one vehicle and a power pole, says a police spokesperson. Police arrived at the scene at 9:09am and there are no details of injuries at this stage, they say. It is unknown whether there is a power outage in the area. More to come. ); } else { // replace with your tablet/desktop ad unit id 300x250 document.wri...

Barkes Corner roundabout a “hell of mess” The roundabout was torn up by a driver. Images: sunLive. ); } else { // } The Barkes Corner roundabout has had the grass torn up and signs damaged by a driver overnight. A caller to the 0800 SunLive news hotline says a driver has smashed up all the signs and “made a hell of mess” on the roundabout at the intersection of SH29A and Cameron Road. He says something needs to be done about “idiots like this”, who if th...

Ratepayers pay $200K legal fees over tyre dump The Kawerau tyre dump before tyres were reomoved. Photo: Supplied. ); } else { // } Ratepayers forked out more than $200,000 in legal fees over the almost six years it took to resolve a 2000-tonne tyre mountain left behind when a recycling venture hit the skids. Former EcoVersion directors, father and daughter Alan and Angela Merrie​, and Jonathon​ Spencer, were sentenced at Tauranga District Court on June 23 after p...