Caption: The humpback whale which popped up next to Dolphin Seafaris NZ cruise heading out to find dolphins. Photo/Sam Gilbert for

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Weatherwatch's Phillip Duncan said the clouds acted much like waves in the ocean.

Tauranga police targeting faulty children's car seats say they got more than they bargained for while running a checkpoint at Welcome Bay this week.

By John Cousins The Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback on an annual plan with the biggest capital spending programme

Dwaine Riley was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday. PHOTO/FILE By Sandra Conchie A patched Head Hunter gang member

A man accused of stealing a car overnight was caught by police the following day because he drove through a Tauranga checkpoint not

A Tauranga store owner is fighting back against alleged shoplifters.

Most Kiwis are expecting property prices to continue their skyward climb.

A veteran scientist has tonight been honoured for efforts that made the kiwifruit industry cleaner and greener.

Rates on average home closing on $3000 a year.

Rainfall levels 'off the charts' as upper North Island prepares for a second big drenching this week.

An 18-year-old engineering apprentice is taking on one of New Zealand's biggest insurance firms in a dispute involving two cows.

Stunning pictures of McLaren Falls in the Kaimai Range have emerged, taken just hours apart. Bay of Plenty Times chief photographer

Vessel evicted from Tauranga refused entry to Fiji.

Whangamata one of worst-hit towns after most serious storm in decades strikes.

A party of Otumoetai College students camping in Whangamata will spend the night in the town hall.

RENA WRECKAGE: The remains of the wreck of the Rena shown in white on the section of Astrolabe Reef where it ran aground on October

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Coromandel residents left homeless after being evacuated due to flooding.

How safe are our swimming spots? How much toxic bacteria lurks in our idyllic water?

Weather watches or warning are in place for most of the upper North Island as more rain is forecast over the week.

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A dirty ship was ordered to leave Tauranga waters after it was found to be severely contaminated. In a New Zealand first, the Ministry

Youth drugs service says the number of referrals it's receiving for young people with P problems appears to have plateaued.

Tauranga Fire Service and insurance investigators were today trying to discover the cause of the blaze which left a Birch Ave storage

Local iwi Ngai Te Hapu wants the whole of the wrecked Rena container ship removed.

A 42-year-old man is due to appear in the Tauranga District Court charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The

CONSENT NEEDED: Waikato University's Alister Jones with an image of the $40 million campus likely to be approved next month. Photo/File

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.