Tornado blows through Papamoa
A tornado has blown through a popular beach resort outside Tauranga this morning, causing damage to house roofs.
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Police raid Filthy Few gang pad
Tauranga Police have raided the Filthy Few Motorcycle Club's property in Birch Ave, Tauranga, following ahome invasion in Whakamarama in which two people received serious injuries.
School closed as police investigate suspicious death
A house and part of a school remain cordoned off in Tauranga this morning, as police investigate a suspicious death.
Mum 'furious' after son's kindy escape
A mum is demanding answers after her 3-year-old son escaped from his kindergarten unnoticed by staff and walked alone across a busy Tauranga road.
New community social housing projects announced
Community social housing projects in Wellington, Tauranga and Hamilton have been announced by Housing Minister Nick Smith.
New Zealand: Lunchtime legends
Egg sandwiches, a thermos of Milo and slightly soggy carrot cake.
Teacher sentenced for stealing student's medication
A Tauranga Intermediate teacher found guilty of stealing 11 tablets of a young student's ADHD medication has been sentenced to nine months supervision.
Man's body found in water at Pilot Bay
The body of a man has been found in shallow water at Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui.
Neighbour, 89, fights fire
"It was a shock", said 89-year-old Edna Harrison, but it didn't stop her walking into her neighbour's burning home to try to help him put out the blaze with a garden hose.
Bridge plunge: 'I thought this is it'
Sitting next to his dead colleague as their work van started filling with water after plunging off a bridge, Ashley Donkersley thought he was going to die.
Community work for drink-drive doc
A Tauranga doctor caught driving drunk after fleeing police and crashing into a building has been sentenced to supervision and community work.
Bridge plunge victim the 'best dad'
The pregnant partner of a man killed when his van plunged off a highway bridge in Tauranga will remember him as the "best kind of dad".
Toddler taken from hospital by family
A 2-year-old toddler with a serious medical condition who was removed from hospital by his parents has been located and has received medical attention, police say.
Heroic cop praised after van plunge
Police divers have arrived to look for the driver of a van which plunged into Tauranga Harbour yesterday, as an officer who helped save a passenger is praised.
Road workers injured on job
More than 50 people have been injured while working on Western Bay of Plenty roads and bridges in the past two years.
Scratch led to organ failure
A rose thorn scratch left a fit and healthy Tauranga man with major organ failure and in a four-month battle to save his life.
Father: Hospital stole my son's heart
A devastated father who claims his son's heart was stolen by a hospital has had a setback in his bid to sue for damages.
Unreported oil spill prompts review
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reviewing how it notifies the public about oil spills after a refuelling accident went unreported last week.
Man sentenced for stabbing neighbour over missing trees
An Oropi man who stabbed his neighbour three times during a heated dispute over missing trees and tyres being let down, has been sentenced to eight months' home detention.
Lost walker earns praise for response
An elderly Katikati woman lost in the bush braved the cold weather and dark conditions for more than three hours while she waited for a search and rescue team to come to her aid.