Latest from Tauranga

Apanui Primary School fire: Arson charge laid

The fire destroyed the office block and eight attached classrooms in February.

'It was like an investment': Anaru Palmer shares his te reo Māori journey

Anaru Palmer says those keen to learn te reo Māori should "give it everything".

'Enough's enough': Aucklanders in lockdown eye Tauranga properties

REINZ: Tauranga has reached yet another record median house price of $970,000

'If you're that ballsy, then front up': Māori flag designer

Linda Munn was absolutely disgusted someone complained a Rotorua kuia was flying her flag.

Marae renovations help those who lost jobs back into work

Renovations to local marae are not just strengthening buildings but building communities.

Job market holds strong: Why fewer Bay people went on the dole this lockdown

Business leaders say the recovery from lockdown won't be as swift as last year.

Jo Raphael: Collins' attack on microbiologist is baffling

OPINION: Collins should be aiming barbs where it counts, not at microbiologists.

Comment: It's never too late to learn how to cook

OPINION: Cooking is an homage to family.

Buddy Mikaere: Te reo Māori has come a long way since 1972

OPINION: I am proud to see the evolution of Māori language into the national lingo.

'They call me the miracle guy': Mr Whippy beats rare kidney disease

"For some strange reason, the kidneys decided to work again."

'Incredible mistake': Mayor's frustration boils over in fight to fix 'most dangerous highway'

Local leaders left "bitterly disappointed" in the funding announcement.

Jo Raphael: Welcome level 2, life in lockdown was getting too comfortable

OPINION: We mustn't let life in lockdown become too comfortable.

'It's a vicious cycle': Is this the hardest place to buy a house in NZ?

Tauranga is one of the tightest housing markets in New Zealand right now.

Commissioners' plea: Housing shortfall a challenge too big to face alone

Tauranga City Council's commissioners have pleaded to the Government for help.

Mask or pass? Students decide as schools return

Face-to-face learning at schools and early childhood centres is under way in the Bay.

Red, green or orange? Council to check your recycling

The council will be checking recycling bins for incorrect or unwashed materials.

Wells back in action on Sunshine Coast

Wells claimed victory in her first-ever Ironman in Taupō in March

'Significant' changes for methyl bromide use underwhelm

Changes are coming for use of the gas at the Port of Tauranga but locals aren't impressed.