Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.

The Tauranga man accused of holding up the Lenz Superette with a pistol has been released on bail after appearing in court.

A Filipino crewman working aboard a logging ship at Port of Tauranga suffered serious lacerations this morning after a crane-operated winch wire struck him across his chest and neck.

Tight restrictions controlling where people can freedom camp in Tauranga are to be abolished under far-reaching proposals agreed by the council.

A trip south leaves a glowing impression on Elisabeth Easther.

Party pill king Gary Read has admitted smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of precursor drugs - enough to cook up millions of dollars worth of P.

An advocacy group for the elderly is warning pensioners of a potential scam involving personalised letters.

The mother of a three-year-old allergic to tomatoes says her son could have died after a McDonald's store failed to provide for a burger without ketchup - three times.

A fish processing company has been ordered to pay $22,000 after two of its employees suffered frostbite while unloading fish from a vessel last year.

A truck driver's sneeze is thought to have sparked a dramatic crash that brought a power pole and lines down on a Tauranga house.

More than 100 people entered a Tauranga store to buy the controversial synthetic cannabis Kryptonite yesterday morning.

Two teenagers say a new legal high they smoked contained ecstasy - and left them vomiting with no control over their muscles or bodily functions.

Two people were injured this morning in a four vehicle crash in Tauranga which blocked State Highway 2 near the southern end of Welcome Bay Rd.

A partially-sighted Tauranga woman was reduced to pushing aside her fringe to reveal an empty eye socket before a bus driver agreed to issue her a concession fare.

A woman trapped down a steep rock face at the Omanawa Falls was airlifted to safety last night.

Tauranga City Council has made payouts totalling $1.3 million to former staff.

A man who paid for the illegal felling of native trees so he could have an unobstructed harbour view from his spa pool has been fined $45,800.