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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...

Six vehicles impounded after anti-social driving Police impounded six vehicles related to anti-social driving behavior. Photo. Bay of Plenty and Taupo Police Facebook. ); } else { // } Western Bay of Plenty Police have taken a hard line with anti-social driving behaviour in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Police received a number of complaints regarding driving behaviour in the area last Saturday. “Police take these reports seriously, and officers were quick to respo...

WeatherWatch.co.nz says the eastern side of Northland looks to have the highest rainfall totals. “For the most part, around 40 to 60mm will fall, but some isolated pockets may get 100mm+. “The rain is more likely going into Sunday/Monday and Tuesday,” warns the weather organisation. “Risks then shift further down towards Coromandel Peninusla and Bay of Plenty.” The reason for this forecast rain is that a dominant high pressure system covering New Zealand at the moment will give way to...

Fatalities confirmed following Waikato crash The road is expected to be closed for several hours while the serious crash unit investigates the scene. File photo. ); } else { // } Two people have died following an early morning crash. The crash, between a car and a truck, was reported to police at about 1.40am on State Hightway 1/Tirau Road in Karapiro. "The two occupants of the car died at the scene," says a police spokesperson. "SH1/Tirau Road remains closed betwe...

Multiple vehicle crash on Maunganui Road File image/SunLive. One lane of Maunganui Road is blocked after a multiple vehicle crash tonight. One southbound lane of Maunganui road is blocked between Spur Avenue and Concord Avenue after a crash around 6.20pm, says a police spokesperson. “At this early stage it looks like three or four cars are involved.” The spokesperson says there are no reported injuries. At the scene? Call 0800 SUNLIVE or email photos to newsroom@thesun.co.nz ); } else { ...