The Tauranga woman was due to talk with Mike Hosking, but said the conversation might take an odd turn.

Tamsin Trainor, who took a private prosecution against the man who attacked and tried to strangle her, finally saw her attacker admit guilt.

UNINHABITABLE HOUSE: Rusty Kane and the council-owned house that has sat empty for about 18 months behind Brookfield retirement village

A mockup of what The Mall (Pilot Bay) would look like - one-way for motorists with a separated cycleway. Photo/supplied Pilot_bay_mockup_correct_di Adams

By Ruth Keber HARD TIMES: Paul Hilliam remembers the Christchurch earthquakes six years after the devastated the South Island city

A Tauranga school principal says substandard housing in the city is making children sick - with 11 of her pupils hospitalised within

A Tauranga man caught importing ecstasy powder and tablets, who claimed he got the idea from watching a television programme, has

A Tauranga man has snared one of the biggest awards in the visual effects industry for his work on Game of Thrones. Caleb Thompson

Double-murderer Jason Reihana was treated at Waikato Hospital earlier this month next to patients unaware they were sharing a ward with him.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

GUILTY: Nicole Marie Reynolds stole pill bottles before killing two motorists, a court has found. PHOTO / FILE By Sandra Conchie A

HOMELESS: (from left) Daniela Setters, Jared Castle and Ed Castle were grieving over two deaths when told to move out of their home

WHAT ARE WE DOING? Tauranga Homelessness Steering Group presented findings and plans to city councillors on how to tackle the wicked

A 50kg rottweiler has taken on the role of father and protector of three abandoned kittens.

House sales and the median value of homes sold in Tauranga dropped in January.

PARKING OPPORTUNITY: The former Tauranga Electric Power Board building that could be demolished and redeveloped to help overcome a

By Scott K MacLeod Exposure to a gas being used on an industrial scale at Port of Tauranga doubles the risk of contracting motor

Corey Fluerty's bike was stolen but he got it back yesterday.130217gn12bop.JPG By Scott K MacLeod and Kiri Gillespie Bikes are vanishing

120217gn08bop.JPG Checkout operator James Bowkett. New World Brookfield is the latest store to have a winning Lotto ticket sold at

Two serious house fires have broken out in the North Island.

A Tauranga man has sustained serious injuries after falling from his trail bike at a motocross event near Matata today.

Leisa Renwick has been awarded the New Zealander of the Year title at her work place, Mount Maunganui College. National MP Simon

A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwi consumers could soon have their pick of a new super-sized superfood - a jumbo blueberry the size of a $2 coin.

The Environment Court blocked an application by Envirofume Ltd to fumigate logs for export using methyl bromide at the Port of Tauranga.

As a Tauranga art festival looms, the mystery surrounding the Banksy-like stencil art found in the CBD deepens. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

As a Tauranga art festival looms, the mystery surrounding the Banksy-like stencil art found in the CBD deepens. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two women injured when armed robber fires gun during attempted hold up.

Jack Wade will log on to NZQA today and find out whether he has passed his scholarship exams in chemistry and statistics - after