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Tauranga demolition draws crowds + pics The building is now just a pile of rubble. Photo: John Borren/SunLive. '); } else { // } The site of a big, orange digger on The Strand is drawing in people who are witnessing the demolition of a well-known building. Demolition of the building, which used to house Strand Enz Barber at the corner of The Strand and McLean Street, began on Monday. The building has been located on The Strand in Tauranga for more than 70 years. A crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the building being torn down, with many people taking out the ph...

New data showing lift in domestic tourism Forward bookings in the Term 4 school holidays, which begin on October 1, are up 37 per cent compared to the same time last year. Supplied photos. '); } else { // } New figures suggest the eight week pause in the trans-Tasman travel bubble will benefit the domestic tourism market, with one sector recording an immediate lift in bookings in the week following the Government announcement. Accommodation bookings for the next school holidays are already up significantly in several regions including Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Sout...

Pukehina Beach Road crash victim named Police were alerted to the crash just after 4.45pm on Friday. File photo. '); } else { // } Police are now in a position to name the man who died following a crash near Pukehina. Forty-year-old Lawrence Bennett died after a single-vehicle crash on Pukehina Beach Road on Friday. Police were alerted to the crash just after 4.45pm, says a police spokesperson.

Serious injuries after pedestrian hit by car File Image. SunLive. '); } else { // } One person is in a serious condition following reports of a pedestrian being hit by a car in Whakatāne. Emergency services confirm they were alerted to the incident at 3.10pm. The collision occurred on Hinemoa Street. “Emergency services are responding after a pedestrian was struck by a car on Hinemoa Street,” says a police spokesperson. St John confirm they sent two ambulances to the scene and have transported one patient with serious injuries to Whakatāne hospital. SunLive w...

The shared responsibility of breastfeeding World Breastfeeding events are being held around the Bay of Plenty next week. Supplied photo. '); } else { // }   Breastfeeding will be celebrated in New Zealand and around the world next week during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). The event is an annual reminder about the importance of breastfeeding and the shared responsibility to protect, promote and support it. Research shows that breastfeeding helps give babies the best start for a healthy life, says a statement from Toi Te Ora Public Health in Tauranga. “It...