Two seriously injured in SH5 crash near Rotorua
State Highway likely to be closed for some time.
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Chronic road work noise causing sleepless nights
One resident has slept at his friend's house for nine months due to the Bay Link works.
'This is a very uncertain and difficult time': Government's response package welcomed by Bay business leaders
Tauranga tourism company will lose about $150,000 in one month.
Golden Princess passenger tests negative for virus
The cruise ship ban was an 'unprecedented event'.
NZ port to lose 15 cruise ship visits with ban
Port of Tauranga to lose 15 scheduled cruise ship visits with ban.
Local Focus: Tattoo show goes ahead without international stars
Just 48 hours to get home to Greenland. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tattoo Extravaganza goes ahead without headline stars
International artists affected as borders close. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Medical centres prepare for coronavirus onslaught
One medical centre says it has few resources to cope in the event of an outbreak.
'We are just doing our job': Bayfair 'safety escorts' spat at, abused
Bayfair's new crossing is being continuously manned, but at what cost?
'Dead quiet': Tauranga man speaks about life in quarantined Italy
The death toll from the virus in Italy topped 1000 today.
Remember the victims, not the 'black day': Tauranga mosque leader
A Tauranga Muslim leader says we should not mark March 15. Here's why.
Local Focus: Introducing the China Lions
Bay of Plenty's newest rugby side kicks off against Fiji. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Introducing the China Lions
Bay of Plenty's newest rugby side plays Fiji tomorrow. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tauranga rates rise under fire
Residents question 12.6 per cent rates hike. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tauranga rates rise under fire
Residents question 12.6 per cent rates hike. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Waihī drowning: Body of missing teen found
The boy reportedly got caught in a rip on February 21.
Tauranga transient back behind bars for 131st time
A well-known recidivist dishonesty offender has been jailed for more than four months.
Meet the first Kiwi band to top NZ singles chart since Lorde
But Shadbolt can't pinpoint what it is about In the Air that makes it so popular.
Cruise ship with no passengers to dock in Tauranga
The 286-metre Noordom will stay for five nights.
Missing elderly Tauranga man with 'slight dementia' found
Lewis Hewitt took a car from his rest home and left about 4pm yesterday.
Tauranga's stalled transport hub issues revealed
A final decision on when work will start again is still some time away.
Top cop says more fleeing drivers are targeting police officers
New stats show Bay of Plenty one of the worst areas for pursuits resulting in injuries.
Local Focus: Youth driving change in attitudes around Pride
"You-be-you is a premise we should all live by". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Youth driving change in attitudes around Pride
"You-be-you is a premise we should all live by". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Woman run over at mall pedestrian crossing
The female pedestrian is in a serious condition in Tauranga Hospital.
'Unbearable heartache': Mother's message to PM over ailing son
Lavinia Twose' son Izaeah needs a drug from the US which costs almost $500,000 a year.
Tony Gibson: Auckland the first port of call
COMMENT: Shipping freight to Auckland will always beat shipping it to Northport.
$136,000 bonds 'withheld' by Tauranga rental management firm
Law breaches on bond and insulation issues bring $16,000 fine.
'We have to all face the pain': Council drafts steep rate rise
'The council is betraying the trust put in it by the community just four months ago.'
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa rallies to help Oscar ‘Fight the Baddies’
Incredible display of support at family fundraiser. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Completely unacceptable': Oil spill leaches into Tauranga Harbour
A pilot spotted the spill and reported it to the regional council.
'Bald and beautiful' - Parris Goebel and 'Princess Iylah' meet
A young girl with alopecia has met dance superstar Parris Goebel.
Tauranga cruise ship: 'No risk' of coronavirus despite ill passengers
The Voyager of the Seas cruise ship docked in Tauranga this morning.