A new charge on airline passengers entering the terminal at Tauranga Airport looks set to be introduced next year. Tauranga City

Tauranga's struggling downtown shopping centre is to get a major boost with the construction of a new hotel and retail development.

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

A Halloween mask and little girl's school bag are all that remain of the Fellows family possessions that were lost overboard the Rena

CRASH: An investigation continues into what caused the helicopter crash. PHOTO/FILE By Kyra Dawsonkyra.dawson@dailypost.co.nz International

Watch NZH Local Focus: The largest container ship to enter a New Zealand port, the MV Aotea Maersk, has made its maiden visit to Tauranga.

Property values in Tauranga have risen 28.1 per cent year on year.

The Aotea Maersk is entering Port of Tauranga today.

The iconic Mount Maunganui New Year's Eve event held on Mount Main Beach has been axed.

Jurnee McCaskill will soon be able to hear through both ears for the first time in her life. The 9-year-old had a cochlear implant

A ship carrying palm kernel extract that's been barred from entering New Zealand for nearly a month should be sent back to Malaysia, says Damien O'Connor.

There's a big hole in Lance Carter's life. A hole that was previously filled by Leigh Rhodes, the love of his life.

The earrings are being auctioned on Trade Me to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

Worn at the red carpet premiere of Chasing Great, Gemma Flynn's earrings are being auctioned off for charity.

This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.

Police have charged a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old in relation to an incident at a dairy in Tauranga today.

Tauranga residents are being warned of heavy rain expected to hit the Bay tomorrow and most of Thursday. Metservice issued a severe

Sandra Conchie / Calls for State Highway 2 safety works on notorious Apata S-bend after head-on smash / Notorious road: Apata

World Car-Free Day comes to Tauranga with surprising results. Made with funding from NZ on Air

World Car-Free Day comes to Tauranga with surprising results.

The East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand’s least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough. Made with funding from NZ on Air

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Brett Morrison has suffered another blow after discovering his late wife's jewellery has been stolen. On Tuesday morning, Mr Morrison

When Australian songstress Delta Goodrem performed in Auckland, they delayed the show for 20 minutes while waiting for the arrival

The exit of long-serving mayor Stuart Crosby has created a wide-open race for Tauranga's top job.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Leanne Thompson has won her third battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after first being diagnosed with the disease when she was 26.

A Coroner's Inquest has heard how a non-swimmer tried to save his friend's life after he fell into the water at Lake McLaren last year.

A National Basketball League franchise based in the Bay of Plenty is a step closer today after Tauranga City Basketball officially

Slum resident Jeetu Chawla worked every night at Kentucky Fried Chicken while studying at the University of Delhi.