Sometimes Erin O'Neill wished her meth-addicted son would die of an overdose to free him from the scourge.

A Papamoa man immensely proud of the success and efforts of Bay athletes at this year's Olympics has renamed a residential street

Michelle Cutelli first met AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd when she was 20, fast forward 30 years and the pair are an item.

The former AC/DC drummer opens up about his heart attack, new relationship and family.

New data from Statistics NZ and Infometrics' quarterly economic monitor show Bay of Plenty house building consents are now ranked

Seeka has today announced the purchase of two new food products and plans to bring the manufacture of them to the Bay. Seeka, New

An iconic building of early New Zealand is set to become another big visitor drawcard at the historic Elms Mission House. The Menzies

A Bay of Plenty mother has been killed in a car crash beside an intersection that Maori elders say urgently needed safety improvements. The

Police are praising the efforts of a Tauranga runner who survived becoming lost in the Kaimai Range. The 42-year-old woman had become

Further details have been released about the outlets set to open at the Bay's newest shopping centre. After a decade in the making

A national day recognising New Zealand land wars will not affect local commemorations of Tauranga's two fierce battles. Work is underway

Papamoa dad fled his burning home with two-year-old daughter in his arms and then realised his oldest daughter still might be inside.

It's never too late for love as Western Bay Councillor Margaret Murray-Benge and former Reserve Bank governor and National Party leader

A new four-bedroom, suburban, brick and tile family home in Papamoa has sold for $1 million - a price that ''beat all expectations'' of the company that built it.

Port of Tauranga posted a 2.3 per cent decline in full-year profit, partly reflecting an accounting change but also a sharp decline in log volume.

Two men stormed into the Carlisle Street dairy armed with a plastic pistol and a knife but left with nothing.

A Tauranga mother who has already raised $28,000 for a cochlear implant for her daughter has been frustrated by the news she needs

A Tauranga teacher has labelled an educational ''funding freeze'' as heartbreaking. Teacher's union NZEI has claimed school funding

For the first time, five cruise ships will be berthing in Tauranga overnight this season.

Firefighters are this afternoon returning to a house narrowly saved from fire today. The two story Bethlehem house has suffered significant

A 120-year-old walking stick has gone missing and its owner is appealing for help to find it. Bellevue resident Hoppy Coombe was

A Tauranga man has been flown by rescue helicopter to Waikato Hospital, after his condition deteriorated rapidly following a motorcycle crash.

Family of a Tauranga woman killed two weeks ago in a tragic road accident says she "brought light to so many lives" and will be "missed beyond measure".

New speed cameras for accident blackspots across Auckland and Northland.

One of two sisters born with a life-threatening condition has received her long-awaited lung transplant.

Exhausted yachtsman terrified for his life as he battled 'gnarly' seas.

The owners sold the three-bedroom house for a $216,000 profit 18 months after buying it.

A Tauranga man has told of being forced to abandon a stricken yacht at sea after plucking its sailor to safety in a dramatic night-time rescue from dangerous seas.

An idyllic Tauranga location will feature in the latest Disney movie which had it's Los Angeles premiere this week.

Isaac Gray cannot get around without the help of a walker, his wheelchair or another person. He is non-verbal and until about a year a go, could not hear. But life is about to change for him.