One candidate said she "wouldn't want to end up like Tauranga".

More than $4000 has been raised for a charity that supports grieving children.

'I sense the city has really missed it, especially with the buzz and energy it brings'

Racing Tauranga and local hapū say the proposal offers the community more.

Staff in their fifth week without pay are now facing legal threats.

'I trusted them with my possessions ... I deserve to know what happened to them.'

Similar trials have already resulted in more people using public transport.

The Tauranga MP is in good form, according to colleagues.

'We meet so many people, who ... say 'oh I wish I'd done something like that.'

The council says the signs have been wilfully damaged.

The investigator had reportedly requested more time to complete the investigation.

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Sox is a cat who loves shoes and bringing home his shoe finds to show off to family.

National's leader says there are two things the Government could do to help the sector.

For some passengers, transport to treatment is a matter of life and death.

Tenby Powell says the death is very sad for everyone.

The victim suffered minor to moderate injuries.

Project includes walking track, three viewing platforms over the falls and visitor centre.

The soldier was on a period of leave without pay at the time.

Lewis Roscoe spends 40 hours a week on top of his full-time job on the project.

Room 10 presented their case at a council meeting on Tuesday.

The number of people waiting more than four months for elective surgery has surged.

Warning signs are being put up at the water's edge after the leak.

Reducing rat running isn't as easy as it seems, but a panel is hard at work on a solution.