The pit bull puppy found in a Tauranga shopping area with his ears chopped off will head to a loving new home today.

A 3-month-old kitten was yesterday smashed against a door frame and left bloodied on a porch while its owners slept.

Tauranga residents are concerned they are dealing with a serial animal abuser after a kitten was violently thrown against a door and killed this morning - the third horrific act of animal cruelty in the city in a month.

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd believes he is being treated unfairly after being convicted yesterday for possessing 27 grams of cannabis.

Animal protection inspectors are closing in on offenders responsible for cutting off the ears of an eight-week-old pitbull puppy.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has lost his bid to escape a criminal conviction for cannabis possession in Tauranga District Court.

If you want Christmas Day to really be a holiday, book yourself into a restaurant and let the staff do all the work.

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a Tauranga mother and her 2-year-old daughter in June this year.