Police have confirmed they are treating the death of a 3-month-old baby in Tauranga as suspicious.

A new political party has formed and is vying for the older vote.

Charity officials have been left stunned by the efforts of this Tauranga beauty queen.

Three fire trucks and ambulance staff are at the scene, on Cumberland Crescent in Welcome Bay.

The investment of $53.5m in schools in Tauranga, Hamilton and Hawkes Bay is part of the Budget 2016.

Irene More was born on the fifth day of June, 1916.

A recent survey of Bay of Plenty residents carried out by Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller found a majority were in favour of a law change.

Auckland's effect on the property market is pushing first home buyers in the regions to the limit as they buy homes without first setting foot inside.

A Tauranga father is vowing to fight on after his son's heart was taken without his consent.

EXCLUSIVE: The parents of a New Zealander grabbed by a crocodile in Australia have spoken of their pain as authorities continue to search for the missing woman.

Twelve families who had been struggling to find a healthy home were at the centre of celebrations in a Tauranga housing project at the weekend.

The distracted driver is one of more than 20 people fined on one of the Western Bay of Plenty's worst blackspots.

Yoda's legacy shows dogged determination.

About 140 people are currently living without basic shelter within walking distances of one of the region's most vulnerable schools, it was revealed at a community meeting last night.

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.

A school's right to get tough on pot puffing international pupils is under examination today.

Tauranga means "continuous settlement". It is a place my whanau has stayed, long before the arrival of settlers to the area.

Pipeline was to carry human and industrial waste from Tauranga through the middle of mostly Maori-owned peninsula.

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.

A district court judge yesterday fined Mobil Oil New Zealand $288,000 for a major oil spill.

Mother of three Sue Gaskell-Barlow is participating in groundbreaking ME Support Bay of Plenty charitable trust programme Towards Wellness.