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Police have confirmed they were alerted to the incident on Oceanbeach Road at around 10.27am. “The cyclist is reported to have collided with the door of a stationary vehicle,” says a police spokesperson. St John have confirmed they received a call at 10.21am to a motor vehicle incident.     Tauranga City Council have also advised of an incident on Oceanbeach Road near Girven Road. The road was initially closed to allow for emergency services to treat the patient but it has now reopened. SunLive will continue to monitor this story and update as more information becomes available.  At t...

Desert Road closed amid heavy snowfall File Image. SunLive. The Desert Road is now closed due to snow and ice. Waka Kotahi NZTA is advising that State Highway 1 is now shut between Rangipo and Waiouru. A detour is in place. “Please follow the detour and allow at least an extra 45 minutes travel time,” says a statement on Waka Kotahi’s website. UPDATE 10:30AM, TUE 29 JUN SH4 National Park to Tohunga Junction (Ohakune) is now OPEN, but SH1 Desert Rd remains CLOSED with a detour via SH4 National Park. Please drive to the winter conditions on the detour route by slowing down and allowing ...

Contract awarded for $550k playground construction The current Omokoroa Domain playground. Image: SunLive. '); } else { // } Western Bay of Plenty District Council has awarded the construction contract for the upgrade of the Omokoroa playground with an expected total cost of just over half a million dollars. The Council have confirmed Downer have been awarded the contract for the upgrade and the construction component of the $1.04 million project is expected to total approximately $550,000. Council’s Reserves and Facilities projects and assets manager, Scott Par...

Covid-19: Wellington returning to alert level 1 Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Image: RNZ. '); } else { // } Wellington is moving back to alert level 1 and the Trans-Tasman travel bubble pause will be lifted for some parts of Australia from Sunday night. The capital and its wider region will leave alert level 2 from 11.59pm tonight. Cabinet has met this morning to determine whether Covid-19 levels can change in the Wellington region, and to re-assess the pause on the trans-Tasman travel bubble. Wellingt...

Returnees MIQ stay extended after positive tests Image: Alexia Russell/RNZ. '); } else { // } A number of people in an Auckland managed isolation facility have had their stay extended after two people tested positive for Covid-19. The people staying at the Novotel Auckland Airport will remain in the facility until the genome sequencing results of two positive day 12 Covid-19 cases in are available, says a statement from the Ministry of Health. The two cases arrived on June 14, one from Moscow and one from Dubai. “It is standard protocol that any cases detected a...