'Our little secret': Teen cried and hugged her puppy during rape
Her rapist tried to appeal his convictions after being sent to prison for 10 years.
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13 German shepherds, 40 cats removed from residential home
Seizure of dogs - all underweight and some with parvo - council's 'largest-ever'.
Ceremonies held for Toi Ohomai graduates
More than 2000 students will be graduating from Toi Ohomai.
Are you enrolled? Tauranga election four months away
For the first time since 2019, Tauranga voters will elect their council representatives.
Plans to escape giant warehouse: Fonterra/Port of Tauranga JV seeks tenants
Intermodal freight hub expansion back in 2016 was hailed as a big leap forward.
Loaded guns, 11,000 cannabis plants, 4kg of edibles seized in raid on gang lands
Police arrested 25 people in the five-day operation.
What I did to get better sleep, focus and energy - and how you can too
Free, simple, and science-backed tips and tools.
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
GPs say time for non-clinical work needs to be 'recognised' and 'remunerated'.
Two people taken to hospital after SH2 crash in Whakamarama
The road was initially closed but has since reopened.
Local riders dominate in first event of Crankworx
Lots of Kiwis on the podium after the Crankworx Taniwha Downhill.
What do new interest deductibility changes mean for the property market?
OPINION: The housing market has stabilised and investors are facing fewer headwinds.
Check your tickets! Three Tauranga Lotto players win $19k
Where the winning tickets were sold.
Woman's 5-year battle for diagnosis after 'horrendous' symptoms
“Pretty much everyone said, ‘We can’t find anything wrong with you’.”
Police seeking help from public about alleged serious assault in Tauranga
Two people were left with serious injuries at 3.30am on The Strand on March 3.
'Vicious attack': Bashed girl's parents say school 'failed to protect' her
The school is investigating and 'unequivocally condemned' violence in its community.
'They saved this man’s life': Medical staff praised after treating man with stab wounds
Medical centre team “saved this man’s life”.
Drug dealer found with $91k of meth, $14,500 cash three months after prison release
Police monitored meth dealer's phone calls and texts for a month before raiding house.
Opinion: Housing crisis is a disaster so why is there little empathy for its victims?
Opinion: 'It’s absolutely disgusting that our country has such a severe housing problem.'
Arrest after alleged stabbing in Pāpāmoa
A badly injured man who turned up at a medical centre this afternoon is now in hospital.
Person taken to hospital in serious condition after being hit by car
Emergency services attended the scene this afternoon in Welcome Bay.
A 'future slum': Mount Maunganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
'Do we want the Mount to become a Gold Coast? No. We want it to remain like a village.'
Free bus fares could be axed after Government pulls funding
The council’s public transport committee discussed its options.
'As a country we don't celebrate things enough' - PM opens $500m The Foundation retirement village
'I think as a country we don’t celebrate things enough,' says Christopher Luxon.
'A new era of public transport': City to trial on-demand ridesharing buses
The OnDemand vans will not follow set routes.
'Flak' and 'shenanigans': Truckie tells how she fought her way to the top
It was a bumpy road but now she's in the 'best job ever'.
'Expensive flop': $75k in public funding for app downloaded 2200 times
Authorities say the ratepayer-funded project is worthwhile and feedback has been good.
Bomb squad disposes of items from imported firearms shipment
A Tauranga building was evacuated after a 'potential explosive threat' was discovered.
Meet the Kiwis who quit the office and earn money while travelling the world
'I get the work done, whatever it takes'
Key BoP-Waikato route to close over five nights
NZTA says a full closure was safer for their crews and road users.
New stadium to be delivered in stages and construction pushed back
Budget restraints have been caused by the need to improve water infrastructure.
Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie
Retired skipper takes flattie search public after reports of elderly housing crisis.
Building evacuated after discovery of 'potential explosive threat'
New Zealand Defence Force bomb staff were called.