Latest from Tauranga

Bay company breached earthworks resource consent

Bay of Plenty firm admits discharging sediment-contaminated water during earthworks

Volcanix coach Rodney Gibbs makes changes for Wellington clash

The Bay of Plenty Volcanix take on Wellington in the second week of he Farah Palmer Cup

'Absolutely tragic': Tourists die in bus crash, two badly hurt

Five people died after a tourist bus rolled on State Highway 5 at Ngātira, near Rotorua.

Police at train 'incident' in Te Puke

A reporter at the scene said the incident was near the Te Puke train station.

Tauranga house sales total more than $1 billion

What and where were the biggest sellers?

800 unvaccinated kids: Measles fears for AIMS Games

Mum of baby too young to be vaccinated says she'll stay home during tournament week.

New $16m school to cater for 600 pupils

Education Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement in Tauranga on Tuesday.

Mega $5.6m profit: House bought for $355k sells for $6m

Tauranga residents cashing in on giant profits in sizzling property market.

Measles fallout: School may ban unvaccinated students from Aims Games

The AIMS Games is going ahead despite concerns raised over the measles.

Region's retirement village development boom

How much do retirement villages contribute to the local economy?

Landlord vs tenants: The meth and the alleged brothel

Tauranga tenants deny running brothel, but were fined for unlawful meth use.

Port of Tauranga runs out a trifecta of good news

Triple news bonanza for Port of Tauranga shareholders.

Bay of Plenty Toa need win over Waikato

Bay of Plenty Toa vs Waikato a must win match.

Overseas buyer numbers drop in Tauranga

What caused the big drop in the number of homes being sold to overseas investors?

Hundreds turn out for underpass protest

The underpass runs underneath Maunganui Rd at the intersection of State Highway 2.

A homeless couple's journey through drug addiction to getting their kids back

Their meth and synthetic drug habit left them with nothing ... no kids and no home.

'Beast from the East' weather looms - 24 straight days of rain

And September and October are not looking too great either.

Abbott Brothers' show plenty of pace ahead of Jamboree

Pāpāmoa's Abbott Brothers' drag racing team is showing plenty of pace