RATES BUMP: City-wide rates for Tauranga are proposed to lift by 3.8 per cent this year. PHOTO/FILE A_140515gn38bop.JPG By John Cousins Tauranga

Brent Bourgeois and Nathan Pettigrew arrived in Mt Maunganui tonight after paddling and kayaking from Auckland.

A young Tauranga couple are building their dream home for no more than $40,000.

A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks out about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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.

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.

Workplace safety legislation that came into effect last year has influenced two award-winning local companies in a range of ways

The Pukehina man who fell asleep while driving and bowled a mother and her two young children as she pushed a pram has faced his penalty

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

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

A young man ran into a burning home to save an injured puppy as flames tore through the family cottage. The fire, which destroyed

Freedom camping is "out of control" at Mount Maunganui, with one beachfront overnight park-up spot crowded with 17 vehicles when only

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.