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Kia ora: Tauranga

There's far more to this gorgeous east coast centre than just the beach.

Building boom in the Bay

Building consents in the Bay of Plenty continue to reach new levels, records show.

Importance of SH2 works rising fast

Safety on State Highway 2 will dominate a meeting tonight after a horrific crash that killed five people.

Crash 'like a bomb': worker

Riza Maria watched in horror as a car carrying five of her workmates turned on to a state highway and into a collision with a logging truck.

Emotions raw as workers remembered

A memorial service was today held at the workplace of the five men killed in last night's horror crash near Katikati.

'We know who the cheats are in our sport'

Moss Burmester is asking athletes at the Rio games to protest the International Olympics Committee decision to not completely ban Russia.

'She was a very generous person'

The family of the woman killed and the man injured while changing a tyre on a busy Tauranga highway have spoken of their shock and grief.

'He would just light up a room'

Colleagues of a former vehicle salesman killed as he changed the tyre of a car spent a day paying tribute to him using the motto "Sell, sell, sell".

Two teens with BB gun on Tauranga waterfront

UPDATE 2.57pm: A police spokesperson said police spoke to two young men at the scene and confiscated a plastic BB gun. The gun had

Valleygirl out of pocket, staff not paid

Staff at women's clothing chain Valleygirl are out of pocket and facing an uncertain future as the company is placed in administration.

Man seriously ill after Bay meth lab bust

A man is in a serious condition in Tauranga Hospital following a raid on a suspected methamphetamine lab. Police this morning located

Bar's Pokemon ban a marketing stunt

Managers of a Tauranga bar say telling Pokemon fans they will be kicked out if they are caught playing the popular new game at the venue was a brilliant marketing stunt.

Police appeal for help to piece together dead man's last moments

Police are appealing for help piecing together the last moments of the life of a Tauranga man whose body was found in surf at Mount Maunganui Main Beach.

Body washes up at Mount beach

A reporter at the scene said the body looks to be a man of average size build, fully clothed in dark clothing.

Rallying computer aid is global hit

Mount Maunganui-based Monit Rally Computers is exporting its specialised rally-driving electronics equipment to more than 26 countries

Watch: Shopkeeper's terrifying ordeal

Dramatic footage of a terrifying robbery that left a shopkeeper traumatised has been released as police hunt for the offenders.

Couple to seek compo over sea view loss

A Tauranga couple who lost their sea view after a real estate agent failed to tell them about a neighbour's plans will appeal.

Traumatic robbery caught on video

Police are today still searching for the hammer-wielding man and his accomplice involved in traumatic aggravated robbery in Tauranga last night.