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SH2 reopens following crash ); } else { // } 3pm Update:  Police advise that State Highway 2 near Apata Station Rd is open following a crash earlier. Emergency services are attending the scene of a crash on SH2. Police received a report of a car hitting a powerpole at 1.30pm at the intersection of Apata Station Rd and SH2. "A person required medical treatment - the incident appears to be a medical event," says a Police spokesperson. "There is no blocking." Earlier,...

Steamers secure win against Counties Manukau Bay of Plenty Steamers. Photo: BOP Rugby. ); } else { // } The Bay of Plenty Steamers secured a stunning win over Counties Manukau this afternoon with a final score of 38 to 14.     The Steamers will be playing Counties Manukau again in week ten of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC tournament.   A determined Bay of Plenty Volcanix team was defeated by their Counties Manukau opponents in the 2021 Farah Palmer Cup match played a...

Fashion FWD exhibition is now virtual Fashion FWD features designers from 14 different countries and the pieces can be seen through an online tour from anywhere in the world. Image: Otago Museum. ); } else { // } Otago Museum’s latest special exhibition, ‘Fashion FWD: Disruption through Design’, can now be visited from anywhere in the world. “The virtual exhibition is a first for Otago Museum,” says Head of Exhibitions and Creative Services Craig Scott. �...

Covid-19: No new community cases, three in MIQ File Image. ); } else { // } The Ministry of Health advise that there are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are three positive cases and two historical case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation facilities. Since January 1 2021, there have been 103 historical cases, out of a total of 687 cases. Ten previously reported cases have now recovered. The number of active cases in N...

Two crashes, in Papamoa and 16th Ave File Image/SunLive. There have been two vehicle collisions. A vehicle has crashed into a street light in Papamoa, and two vehicles crashed near Fraser St. "A vehicle reportedly crashed into a street light on Palazzo Drive about 1.20pm," says a Police spokesperson. There are no reported injuries. It appears that the pole has been damaged. Earlier there was a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 16th Ave and Fraser St in Tauranga. This crash was reported t...

Rescue helicopters key to flooding response The Westpac and TECT rescue choopers poised for action. Photo: Life Fight. ); } else { // } The value of New Zealand’s rescue helicopters in a crisis was never clearer than this week, as chopper crews played a key role in the response to major flooding across the upper South Island. In one particularly dramatic rescue, the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter plucked a man from the roof of his campervan as floodwaters su...

More heavy rain, gales coming for NZ Rain is expected in the Bay of Plenty this evening. File photo/SunLive. ); } else { // } Another burst of heavy rain is coming in for the upper South Island and other western and northern parts of NZ along with gale force winds from the northerly quarter. The wintry southerly weather pattern of a month ago is fast melting as a milder, windier and stormier west to north west pattern kicks in, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "Rain is forec...

Tauranga Council appoints regulatory panel File Image. SunLive. Tauranga City Council has appointed a four-member Regulatory Hearings Panel. Mary Dillon has been appointed as chairperson of the panel, with Puhirake Ihaka, Terry Molloy and Alan Tate appointed as panel members. Commission chair Anne Tolley is delighted the panel has now been established to take on the regulatory hearings role. “It’s a pleasure to announce the appointment of four vastly-experienced members, all of whom have ex...

Access changes to Bayfair Shopping Centre Ongoing changes are required to the entry and exit points of the Bayfair Shopping Centre, as part of the Bay Link project. Supplied photo. ); } else { // } Further changes to the entry and exit points of the Bayfair Shopping Centre are expected to take place next week. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says ongoing changes are required to the entry and exit points of the Bayfair Shopping Centre, as part of the Bay Link project....

Police to provide update on NZ shootings Police assistant commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson. ); } else { // } Police are giving an update on shootings in Auckland and a fatal shooting in Hamilton last night. Watch the media conference above from 2.30pm. Police assistant commissioner Richard Chambers is speaking about both incidents. In Auckland, witness told RNZ they understood a man stole car in Greenlane, crashed, and there was a "shootout" ...