A Tauranga beneficiary has been receiving Government handouts for more than three decades.

A former Tauranga businessman is on trial defending allegations by his business partner that he siphoned $625,000 from their motorbike dealership.

The Tauranga leg of a controversial World Naked Bike Ride has been labelled a success despite attracting less than 10 participants.

An estimated 2.4 tonnes of drifting sea lettuce is entering Tauranga's Waikareao Estuary on each cycle of the tide during the worst affected times of the year.

Air raid sirens are likely for Tauranga's coastal strip in what looks set to be an about-turn by city leaders.

A Tauranga teenager has admitted his role in the vicious beating and robbery of a city taxi driver.

The future of Rena will be left in the hands of the Environment Court if the Western Bay of Plenty community can't make up its mind.

Youth brawls and intimidating behaviour continue to drive people away from the Willow St bus stop in Tauranga.

An explosion which rocked suburban Welcome Bay, Tauranga, this afternoon was allegedly caused by a man using explosives to build a rocket.

A Tauranga accountant accused of siphoning $112,125 from her adult son's trust account has won an interim bid to keep her identity secret.

A Go Bus driver who was carrying 19 Bethlehem College students when he collided with a ute on State Highway 2 has been convicted of careless driving and discharged.

Tauranga's longest serving paramedic has decided to call it a day after a 48-year association with St John.

A teenager threw his unconscious friend over his shoulder and ran for his life after the pair were attacked by another group on Otumoetai Rd, in Tauranga.

Port of Tauranga's mixed ownership structure is considered a significant influence on its established position as New Zealand's best-performing port.

A fisherman roped himself to a buoy in Tauranga Harbour after his kayak was swamped with water.

The teenager driving in the fatal Bethlehem College crash would not have been legally allowed to drive the ill-fated van.

A former senior Bay of Plenty teacher has admitted paying $240 to twice watch two teenagers have sex - one of whom was a 16-year-old girl.

A Tauranga teacher charged under the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 has pleaded guilty to contracting commercial sexual services from a teenager.

A parent support group has slammed a Mount Maunganui cafe for asking a mother to take her crying baby outside - the second incident in the past year.