Latest from Tauranga

One dead in fatal house fire

Police say the man who died in a fire at a sleep-out in the Bay of Plenty was an 18-year-old local.

Tornado hits Mount Maunganui

Emergency services in Tauranga responded to multiple calls about a tornado. The New Zealand Herald understands up to 15 roofs have been damaged or lifted off after the area at Mount Maunganui was hit at 8.45pm. Firefighters responded to numerous calls about roofs being ripped of houses around Lodge Ave and Links Ave.

Devastating triple fatality

A planned Mother's Day reunion has ended in tragedy for an Auckland family who lost three relatives in a horrific car crash.

Help coming for Tauranga’s homeless families

“Help is on its way” for Tauranga’s homeless families after a Government decision to sell the city’s 1250 state houses, a social service leader says.

Tauranga man injured in stabbing

A man has been critically injured in a suspected stabbing during an assault in Tauranga this morning.

1500 litres of oil leaked, Mobil reveals

About 1500 litres of heavy fuel oil was leaked into Tauranga Harbour on Monday, Mobil has revealed.

Tauranga man severs finger on band saw

A 19-year-old Tauranga man severed his finger when it accidentally went into the blades of a band saw today.

'Disgusting' oil spill clogs estuary

Thick, black oil washed up on properties as far as Mangatapu last night after a spill in Tauranga Port yesterday - with fears for surrounding wildlife.

Weather hampers oil spill clean-up

Zespri bounces back after Psa

The first shipment of New Zealand kiwifruit set off from the Port of Tauranga yesterday, marking the start of a season that looks set to see volumes bounce back to pre-Psa levels, says Zespri chief....

Cops hunt witnesses after sexual assault in Tauranga

Tauranga police are seeking help from members of the public to identify a group of men involved in an alleged sexual assault of a teenager.

Coastwatcher's son steps in to restore Ranui base

On March 26, the last of the southern coastwatchers, John Stuart Jones, was to have voyaged to the Auckland Islands with an expedition to restore his old home in Ranui Cove.

The Variety Bash diaries: Day six on the road

Collision tragic end to visitor's NZ dream

A Frenchman who moved to NZ to "make his dream come true" swerved to avoid hitting a portable toilet that had fallen from a truck before colliding head-on with another truck.

Midwife delivers two babies at once

What do you do when two mums give birth to their babies at the exactly the same time? A Tauranga midwife found out while delivering the 'almost twins'.

Port of Tauranga unveils new joint venture

Tauranga teen's new car's fiery end

A student who decided to take his friend’s new car for a spin during a break from class ended up crashing it into a power box - and watching it burn.

Boy seriously hurt after fall from horse

A boy who suffered serious injuries after falling from a horse has been flown to Tauranga Hospital.