A Tauranga mother who has already raised $28,000 for a cochlear implant for her daughter has been frustrated by the news she needs

A Tauranga teacher has labelled an educational ''funding freeze'' as heartbreaking. Teacher's union NZEI has claimed school funding

Because a stranger gave up less than an hour of time, Ella survived a brain tumour.

Nikki Reynolds-Wilson is walking and talking after her lung transplant. The 25-year-old underwent the major surgery last week and

For the first time, five cruise ships will be berthing in Tauranga overnight this season.

Firefighters are this afternoon returning to a house narrowly saved from fire today. The two story Bethlehem house has suffered significant

A 120-year-old walking stick has gone missing and its owner is appealing for help to find it. Bellevue resident Hoppy Coombe was

A Tauranga man has been flown by rescue helicopter to Waikato Hospital, after his condition deteriorated rapidly following a motorcycle crash.

Family of a Tauranga woman killed two weeks ago in a tragic road accident says she "brought light to so many lives" and will be "missed beyond measure".

Exhausted yachtsman terrified for his life as he battled 'gnarly' seas.

The owners sold the three-bedroom house for a $216,000 profit 18 months after buying it.

A Tauranga man has told of being forced to abandon a stricken yacht at sea after plucking its sailor to safety in a dramatic night-time rescue from dangerous seas.

An idyllic Tauranga location will feature in the latest Disney movie which had it's Los Angeles premiere this week.

Isaac Gray cannot get around without the help of a walker, his wheelchair or another person. He is non-verbal and until about a year a go, could not hear. But life is about to change for him.

Keen psychology student will spend a year studying at top research university in the US.

Building consents for Tauranga retirement villages have soared with one owner describing the growth in demand as "insane". Data from

A Tauranga commercial fisherman has been convicted and fined $3000 for deliberately driving his vehicle at a fishery officer who had

Arrests have been made in relation to a series of Tauranga burglaries over the past month.

Gate Pa School is up to their ears in pedals and tyres, after 50 bikes of all sizes were donated to excited children ready to ride

A baby orca is now at home swimming around a 6m wide Para pool on a council reserve overlooking the Tauranga harbour. On Wednesday

Tauranga police want to reunite property with owners recovered after two men were arrested this week.

Tongan voices sang hymns and songs from home as mourners packed the Katikati Christian Centre to overflowing in remembrance of the

There's far more to this gorgeous east coast centre than just the beach.

Building consents in the Bay of Plenty continue to reach new levels, records show.

Safety on State Highway 2 will dominate a meeting tonight after a horrific crash that killed five people.

Riza Maria watched in horror as a car carrying five of her workmates turned on to a state highway and into a collision with a logging truck.

A memorial service was today held at the workplace of the five men killed in last night's horror crash near Katikati.

Moss Burmester is asking athletes at the Rio games to protest the International Olympics Committee decision to not completely ban Russia.

The family of the woman killed and the man injured while changing a tyre on a busy Tauranga highway have spoken of their shock and grief.

Colleagues of a former vehicle salesman killed as he changed the tyre of a car spent a day paying tribute to him using the motto "Sell, sell, sell".