Man sentenced for stabbing neighbour over missing trees
An Oropi man who stabbed his neighbour three times during a heated dispute over missing trees and tyres being let down, has been sentenced to eight months' home detention.
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Lost walker earns praise for response
An elderly Katikati woman lost in the bush braved the cold weather and dark conditions for more than three hours while she waited for a search and rescue team to come to her aid.
Severed foot earns worker $40k
Two Bay of Plenty companies are ordered to pay reparation after a man's foot was severed by a winch wire at the Port of Tauranga.
$100 note for $1 fare?
An Auckland bus driver says passengers - including one who tried to use a $100 note for a $1 ride - need to start carrying smaller change for fares.
Kimura case: Man convicted of businessman's murder
A jury last night found Witeri Ahomiro Neketai guilty of murdering Tauranga businessman Gary Kimura - but acquitted his associate, Taonui Hiku, of manslaughter.
Drivers 'downright rude'
Bus drivers have been told they should always carry passengers who want to pay with bank notes, even if they don't have enough change.
Free driving lessons in bid to curb road toll
The free lessons will be offered once a year to Tauranga and Hamilton AA members, who can use them themselves or pass them on to a person of choice.
Bus driver: 'I'm not a f***ing banker'
A bus driver who refused to let a child on board because he had $20 to pay his $1.80 fare should never have left that passenger behind, unions representing drivers say.
Seagull poop hits fan in feeding row
A Tauranga pensioner who took pity on sick and injured seagulls has stirred up a rebellion among neighbours tired of their washing and homes being splattered with bird poop.
Contractors find human remains
Human remains dug up by contractors have been placed into the care of Tauranga iwi and will be reburied once work is complete.
Doctor drives drunk, flees from police
A doctor caught driving drunk after fleeing police and crashing into a building left court yesterday wearing a Guy Fawkes' mask to avoid being photographed.
Cyclist slams into the side of truck
A Tauranga woman watched in horror as a young cyclist slammed into the side of a small truck, and was left unconscious and with serious head injuries.
'I screamed and ran to help him'
The widow and daughter of a Tauranga man who was beaten to death have described the bloody aftermath they encountered after the attack.
Kimura murder trial underway in Hamilton
The trial for four men charged in relation to the death of Tauranga man Gary Clayton Kimura, who was attacked at his Bellevue home in 2011, began in the High Court at Hamilton this morning.
Mr Whippy saved in Tauranga
A recent review of Tauranga City Council's Mobile Shops Policy included a ban of mobile food shops trading in the suburbs, which meant no more ice-cream vans.
Tauranga: Harden up or head to a hot pool
Cindy McQuade chooses the latter and finds a hot spot on the outskirts of Tauranga.
Driver sentenced in Tauranga driveway death
The driver who struck and killed an 84-year-old in Tauranga has been sentenced to pay $500 reparation for emotional harm and $132.89 in court costs to her family.
Art gallery defends 'repugnant' artwork
Tauranga Art Gallery has come under fire for displaying two photos that feature coarsely worded messages scrawled in ballpoint beside images of a 1974 gay liberation dance.