A teenager who left behind a trail of blood before he was found lifeless in a Tauranga driveway yesterday morning has been named.

Ex-AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd appeared in court this morning, where he winked at media, drummed a rhythm on the dock then jumped on his security guard's back.

Today is Child Matters advocacy organisation's fourth annual child abuse prevention "Buddy Day".

An 8-year-old Tauranga girl who received serious head injuries after being kicked by a horse underwent surgery at Starship Hospital yesterday.

Danielle Wright takes her grandmother Dolina for a walk down memory lane at Yatton Park.

A man who police claim was approached to kill two people at the behest of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has refused to discuss his apparent links to an alleged murder plot.

Tauranga combines art and nature's ingenuity in a festival that enthrals Donna McIntyre.

Quick thinking, adrenaline and a childhood spent swimming swollen rivers proved useful for Deane O'Connor when he jumped into icy water to save a man.

One person is dead after a car and Tauranga's mobile library bus crashed in Welcome Bay, as emergency services try to free another man still trapped.

The Hairy Maclary sculpture project planned for Tauranga's redeveloped waterfront is closing in on its fundraising target.

Tracks at Mount Maunganui have been re-opened as police wind down a search operation for two missing people, including five-year-old Jack Dixon.

A pizza delivery man was robbed at gunpoint in Tauranga last night.

The two women who became lost in the Kaimai Ranges have been found, unhurt and in good spirits.

Surf lifesavers trying to find the body of missing boy Jack Dixon will decide whether to continue their search on Friday.

Wayne Redman clung to the upturned hull of his boat for hours in icy-cold water fearing he might not survive.

Tauranga has been put on the celebrity-pooch map after global superstar Lady Gaga bought a month's worth of dog food from a Tauranga company.

Coffee and Weet-Bix were what a fisherman needed after spending four hours in the cold waters of Tauranga Harbour.

A fisherman missing on the Tauranga Harbour since midnight last night has been found after making his way to shore.

A man caught with a slug gun near a Tauranga Work and Income office this morning told police he intended selling it.

Police are seeking to identify a man who arrived at Tauranga Hospital and was able to give only his first name.

Former cop and convicted rapist Brad Shipton has a rare and aggressive form of dementia.

A worker had a butcher’s knife held to his neck in a terrifying early morning armed robbery in Tauranga today.

A homemade video showcasing a Tauranga man's encounters with local marine life has taken on a life of its own online.

Silvio Kors' first concern after hearing a loud bang and seeing his windscreen crack while driving was that he'd hit someone.