Latest fromTauranga
Good news for Tauranga boy, Austin
Austin Manning has received life-changing surgery in America at St Louis Children Hospital.
Bay artist's 'tattoos' bring smiles to little faces
An airbrushed tattoo on a 5-year-old has become an internet phenomenon that could bring smiles to the faces of children at Starship Children's Health.
Students excluded over drug use
A school's right to get tough on pot puffing international pupils is under examination today.
Love letter to Tauranga: From mountain to the sea
Tauranga means "continuous settlement". It is a place my whanau has stayed, long before the arrival of settlers to the area.
$102m sewage line brought to sudden halt
Pipeline was to carry human and industrial waste from Tauranga through the middle of mostly Maori-owned peninsula.
Campsites for emergency housing debate
A mooted solution to the emergency housing crisis of opening up camping grounds will need to ensure "slums" are not created, Tauranga's mayor says.
Mobil 'reckless' over Tauranga oil spill
A district court judge yesterday fined Mobil Oil New Zealand $288,000 for a major oil spill.
Fatigue programme offers new hope to mum
Mother of three Sue Gaskell-Barlow is participating in groundbreaking ME Support Bay of Plenty charitable trust programme Towards Wellness.
Convicted killer denied parole
Convicted killer and drug dealer Dean Wickliffe has been refused parole because he poses an "undue risk" to the community, says the NZ Parole Board.
Tauranga Surf Lifesaver teen in court for alleged salad toss
One of New Zealand's top surf lifesavers has pleaded guilty to wilful damage in relation to an incident which occurred in Australia.
Pilot critical after glider crash
A 40-year old Katikati man is in a critical condition after a glider crash Tauranga Airport this afternoon.
First-home buyers finding shortage of $450,000 homes
Only a small proportion of houses in Tauranga's biggest suburbs are going for under $450,000.
White Island erupts overnight
The eruption on the volcanic island appears to have deposited material over north side of the crater floor.
Padme home after 16 months
A Tauranga family has been reunited with their beloved cat 16 months after it went missing.
Hook-in-head worker dangled for an hour
WARNING: Graphic image. In an exclusive interview the cleaner caught on a meat hook reveals he tried to kill himself after the horrifying workplace injury.
Boyfriend's silence over mysterious death
The suspicious death of a former Tauranga woman has devastated her friends and family, who remember a kind, funny and caring woman.
Parents 'barely holding in there'
The death of a 5-year-old girl, killed while out riding her bicycle yesterday, could have been prevented, her family says.
'It's a very sad day'
A young Tauranga girl has died when she was hit by a four wheel drive while riding her bike.
Tauranga pool 'going to the dogs'
Dogs will be allowed to have the last splash at Memorial Pool before the complex closes its doors for the winter season.