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Local Focus: Learning to skateboard with Sam's Skate School
Tū Manawa Fast Fund gets kids rolling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Highly careless': CRS Tauranga Ltd fined $86K over 'dirty' harbour discharges
'The defendant did not respond with sufficient urgency or diligence to the ... problems'
$3.8b housing package: Will it work?
The Government has announced a raft of changes aimed at solving the housing crisis.
Local Focus: Dungeons and Dragons is the perfect diversion for neurodiverse teens
'Imagination can take you into a different world.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Guns, gangs, and hospitals: Nearly 40 people admitted in five years
Most people were shot in the abdomen but fingers and toes also came into the crosshairs.
Future of Mount Maunganui beach volleyball event in question after noise complaints
Organiser says the sound of the ocean was louder than the event.
$1 sale of Harington St Transport Hub site 'marginally better than nothing'
Calls for parking strategy for Tauranga CBD after council sells abandoned project site.
Skydiving tragedy: Principal pays tribute to 'hard-working young man'
Skydiver's former high school offers to make his funeral a 'fitting memorial' for him.
Commissioners to front business community at public event
Commissioners will outline their plans for Tauranga at event.
Skydiving school mourns 'gentle but confident young man'
The 21-year-old Hamilton skydiver was well regarded by classmates and staff alike.
Rob Rattenbury: Challenges ahead for police commissioner
OPINION: Why is caring about minorities, equality and representation worthy of ridicule?
Te Puna charity bike ride cause 'dear to our hearts'
The inaugural Bethlehem Te Puna Lions Family Fun Bike Day drew more than 60 participants.
Teen wins Banana Boat Ocean Swim national titles
A Bay teen has won national schools titles during the Banana Boat NZ Ocean Swim Series.
Police name victim of fatal skydiving accident in Tauranga
The dead man was an experienced skydiver on a solo jump.
Cyclist dead in Te Puna after sudden medical event
A cyclist has died in Borrel Rd Te Puna after suffering a medical event.
Copper Crest retirement village's new $35m care centre final piece to $145m puzzle
The village's $35m care centre has officially opened as the final piece to the puzzle
Skydiver killed in accident believed to have been an instructor
A witness has told of seeing the victim's parachute 'tangled up'.
'Result of rapid growth': Homeowners gaining more at resale in less time
How much has your home made in the past two years?
Skydiver dies in incident at Tauranga Airport
A person has died after a parachute crash at Tauranga Airport.
Incident at Tauranga Airport
Emergency services have been seen heading to the airport this morning.
Bella Vista case: Prosecutor seeks maximum penalty
A sentencing hearing for Cancian and others was held in court yesterday.
'Unreasonable' noise complaints threaten Mount Maunganui beach volleyball champs
Organisers have been served with a notice for breaching noise restrictions.
Plenty to celebrate at TECT Community Awards
About 350 people from across the community came to celebrate.
Pollution and popularity prompts $20.5m overhaul of Tauranga waste service, but not everyone is happy
"I can see a lot more people dumping rubbish after all of this."
City is 'moving on': Commission moves to make big changes in Tauranga CBD
Council seeks to move hundreds of staff back to the Tauranga CBD.
Pollution and popularity prompts $20.5m overhaul to Tauranga's waste services
Tauranga sends "far more waste to landfill than is necessary".
Jo Raphael: Curb first-home expectations
OPINION: Look at houses below the median house price for bargains.
Opinion: Is there a power imbalance between Government and individual citizens?
OPINION: We must balance our over-familiarity with a healthy emotional distance.
Local Focus: Public meetings held on Mount, Pāpāmoa enrolment changes
Ministry of Education wants locals to speak up. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Oh buoy! Burling's boating club overjoyed at America's Cup win
Club members are always hopeful about the results.
'Mature presence': Pāpāmoa woman oldest police recruit in 40 years
Lynda Perry says becoming a police officer was 'all I've ever wanted to do'.
New plans for Omanawa Falls revealed
"We are looking at different types of experiences, both free and paid."