$1 million Lotto winner comes forward
The store had been very busy since the winning First Division ticket had been announced.
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The humble town with New Zealand's hottest property market
Home values in the town of 6800 people jumped more than 25 per cent over past year.
Flatmate killer who hid mate's body freed on parole
James Cooper, guilty of the manslaughter of Javed Mills, has been released on parole.
'Uncomfortable' about reward for info on paedophiles
Paedophile victim reward offer sparks warning it could complicate police investigation.
Grandma only woman in roofing final
Gina Reuben is doing it for the girls ... and the grandmothers.
Shock over Awanui Black abuse allegations impossible to measure
The degree of shock cannot be understood without a measure of the man who stood so tall.
Police seek witnesses to knife-point bank robbery
A Tauranga bank has been robbed today.
Tauranga man killed in SH36 crash named
Concerns have been raised over the safety of Tauranga's highways following a fatal crash.
Mt Maunganui kids' doggy daycare helps fund girl's treatment
Entrepreneurial siblings set up doggy daycare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police yet to identify any paedophile victims
No victims have come forward following allegations former politician was a paedophile.
Govt signs off $158m loans for Tauranga
The 10-year interest-free loans will support major infrastructure projects.
Local Focus: Doggy Daycare provides safe haven for siblings
Entrepreneurial siblings set up doggy daycare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Former drug kingpin denied parole over chocolate
Read lost his kitchen job after the allegedly putting chocolate in fellow inmates' meals.
Whatcha' dune? Saving the coastline, that's what
Primary children are helping to replant our dunes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Schoolkids help to replant our coastlines
Primary children are helping to replant our dunes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Widow outs paedophile politician: Louise Nicholas urges victims to speak up
Shock over paedophile allegations and calls for police to investigate.
'Stop putting cash in cups': Group offers new way to help homeless
A bank and a social services agency are teaming up to address problem begging in Greerton.
Leslie Watson makes 100th climb up Mauao
The 44-year-old has shed more than 30kg climbing Mauao.
Widow claims politician husband was a paedophile
Prominent Tauranga leader Awanui Black accused after his death.
SH2 reopens after two-car crash in Tauranga
Emergency crews responded to a two-car crash in Bethlehem this afternoon.
Horses and cows: $10.3m Lotto winner's $6m spend up
Lotto Lou reflects on life, $10.3m richer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Lotto winner spends $6m in a year
Lotto Lou reflects on life, $10.3m richer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bloggers, Ardern's baby boost online retail trend
Mummy bloggers may be stoking the rise in baby subscription boxes.
Four suspected suicides in rest homes
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has revised its Suicide Prevention Action Plan.
Mayor and builder query KiwiBuild criteria
Price cap for any KiwiBuild houses built in Tauranga is currently sitting at $500,000.
Man accused of filming women in loos
Tauranga man faces charges of filming of women in public toilets and changing rooms.
Five deny dealing in synthetic cannabis
Five accused of synthetic cannabis supply ring head to trial
Tauranga pair charged with dealing synthetic cannabis and money laundering
Two Poike people charged with synthetic cannabis dealing and money laundering.
Accused revealed in Red Fox Tavern 1987 murder case
One of the men charged with the murder of Chris Bush can now be named.
Shipton-Schollum rape victim: Top cop should go
The woman raped by Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum says Wally Haumaha should resign.
Matt Ward and Rosko bring joy to the sick
Matt Ward and dog Rosko are helping bring joy to sick people's lives at Tauranga Hospital.
Confident in kiwifruit and avocados
A net 45 per cent of Bay households expect the region's economy to improve in 12 months.
Couple's Cohen passion big as a house
Mr G has spray-painted a realistic portrait of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Tauranga building boom worth half a billion dollars
$516 million worth of commercial consents issued in Tauranga in the past year.