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'Nasty' dogs attack duo
Two women are in hospital after being set upon by two pitbull-type dogs in "a very nasty attack" in an Otaki Beach driveway this morning.

Police warning after peeping Tom spotted in Tauranga
Reports of a peeping Tom in Tauranga have police warning people to be aware of what is outside their window.

Hole-in-one a magical number
Passionate golfer John Foley has waited 20 years to get a hole-in-one, but even he was shocked when the event aligned with an auspicious sequence of numbers.

Praise for teen after dog attack
A teenager has been praised for helping to stop a dog attack on an elderly man who was covered in blood.

45 jobs face axe at Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council has started a major restructure that could see 45 jobs lost and save the organisation $2.7 million.

Man found, jailed after fatal boating accident
A man who disappeared after a fatal boating accident in Tauranga has been arrested and appeared in court.

Man defends grooming allegations
A Tauranga man is on trial defending allegations that he kissed and fondled two young girls and tried to persuade them to be photographed naked with the aim of selling the images online.

Woman who set pitbull on sister jailed
A woman who set her pitbull dog on her sister - inflicting horrific injuries - has been jailed for seven years.

Blind beekeeper kicked off council land
A blind beekeeper has been told to remove his hives from a Tauranga City Council reserve because some of the lawn mowing contractor's staff are allergic to bee stings.

Jilted lover jailed for arson
A scorned lover who set fire to her ex's flat has been jailed for three years in an emotional appearance at Tauranga District Court today.

Missing man's body found
The body of a man missing for more than a week after a dinghy he was in capsized off Tauranga is believed to have been recovered.

Only pride injured in Gyrocopter crash
A man who crash-landed his gyrocopter in the shallows of Tauranga Harbour says his biggest injury was to his pride.

Woman tells of car smashing into home
A Tauranga nurse was woken by the loud smashing of a car crashing into her home, narrowly missing a bedroom where her children were sleeping.