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Arrests and drink-driving at Whangamatā Beach Hop
The vast majority of participants were well-behaved and enjoyed a great weekend.
Waddell, Fletcher and Mosen win Bay speedway titles at Baypark
Champion Waddell still learning in late-model-style super saloon.
Otūmoetai Health Centre to get multimillion-dollar makeover
Improvements to be made to reception, patient waiting areas and nursing treatment rooms.
Jo Raphael: Lockdown anniversary brings back tough memories
OPINION: We’ve learned a lot about ourselves over the past three years.
Tauranga councils tussle over who should keep paying the near $1m bus stop security bill
The lack of satisfaction comes as buses expect to return to a full timetable.
'Hoping for an amazing turn out': Armageddon Expo gets under way in Tauranga
The event has been running in Tauranga for seven years.
‘Offensive’ Stop Co-Governance Tour to go ahead in Tauranga, for now
Tauranga council will continue to allow a controversial tour to use its venue, for now.
Laughter in lockdown: What the Lewis family learned in 2020
The Lewis family enjoyed a bit of comedy. Then in lockdown they put their pranks on video.
The city where people can't afford to work
‘We have so much work on and are so short-staffed'
Teen arrested after Bayfair jewellery store break-in
Police expect to make further arrests in relation to the aggravated robbery.
Port baffled by proposed $100m mitigation claim from local iwi
Ngai Te Rangi one of several iwi contesting Port of Tauranga's plans.
Murder trial ends with hung jury
The jury deliberated for 10 hours in total before coming to the decision.
Local Focus: Inside Tauranga’s new water treatment plant
See the membranes that stand between you and nasty bugs in your drinking water.
Sonya Bateson: My tips to save money during the cost of living crisis
OPINION: Hands up if you’re feeling the pinch of the cost of living.
Jury retires to determine fate of Ōmanawa murder accused
The jury in an Omanawa murder trial has retired to consider its verdict.
Owner of dog who attacked woman appeals for staffie’s life, demands $25k
The owner said the court did not have jurisdiction over him because he did 'not consent'.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers discuss dissatisfaction over education system
OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.
Meth-addicted serial shoplifter punched supermarket worker in face
A prolific shoplifter with a methamphetamine habit has been sent to jail.
Murderous act of 'retribution' or 'reasonable' force in self-defence? Murder trial sums up
Defence and Crown lawyers close respective cases
$197m water treatment plant opens - but don't expect summer water restrictions to end
The new water treatment plant will supply 35,000 households
'Gigantic paperweight': Store owner says stolen $17k e-bike missing one key thing
Store owner puts 'bounty' out for information leading to thief's arrest.
Public feedback wanted on proposed new fees for council pool use, hall hire
Tauranga City Council adopted the draft user fees for Bay Venues at a meeting on Monday.
Carmen Hall: Rent-to-own better than state house
OPINION: Owning your own home should not be a privilege.
Coromandel highway slip: ‘If that one goes, we’re basically an island’
Waka Kotahi is closely monitoring an underslip on State Highway 25.
Murder accused suffered 'acute distress disorder', court told
Defence opens in murder trial.
Broken ribs, punctured lung: Injured cyclist says traffic is 'ridiculous' on beachside road
"I won’t ride down that end of Oceanbeach Rd anymore."
Jewellery store staff praised after smash and grab
Brazen offenders entered the Bayfair shop at 5.30pm on Sunday.
Policeman's triple tasering of man in custody unjustified, despite acquittal - IPCA
The man had been in court custody at the time he was tasered.
Revealed: Lime scooter stats in Tauranga and are they here to stay?
Scooter use was the highest at the main Mount Maunganui beach and business area.
Earthquake rocks Bay of Plenty
The first tremor was on Saturday, and the swarm could continue for weeks.
Jo Raphael: New series aims to help families navigate cost of living crisis
OPINION: I don't know how some families are coping.