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Tauranga Crossing shops for tenants

Cardboard 'buddies' out and about today

Today is Child Matters advocacy organisation's fourth annual child abuse prevention "Buddy Day".

Girl suffers serious injuries after being kicked by horse

An 8-year-old Tauranga girl who received serious head injuries after being kicked by a horse underwent surgery at Starship Hospital yesterday.

Bay of Plenty: Time travelling through Tauranga

Danielle Wright takes her grandmother Dolina for a walk down memory lane at Yatton Park.

Phil Rudd's alleged 'hitman' speaks out

A man who police claim was approached to kill two people at the behest of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has refused to discuss his apparent links to an alleged murder plot.

Man run down at out-of-control party

Jetski rescue 'a no-brainer'

The man who dove in to Tauranga Harbour to rescue an unconscious jetskier said it was a "no-brainer" decision to try to help him.

Jetski stunt ends in disaster at expo

A daredevil jetski rider has a blood clot on the brain after his signature backflip went disastrously wrong as he was thrilling a big crowd at the Tauranga Boat Expo.

Tauranga: Wonderland walkabout

Tauranga combines art and nature's ingenuity in a festival that enthrals Donna McIntyre.

Teen's pregnancy called a 'tragedy'

A Tauranga 13-year-old who had a baby this year is the youngest person to have given birth in the Bay of Plenty in the past seven years.

Home detention over plot to kill folks

A Tauranga security guard who tried to hire a hitman to kill his parents has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention.

'In actual fact, the boat saved my life'

Wayne Redman clung to the upturned hull of his boat for hours in icy-cold water fearing he might not survive.

Lady goes gaga for NZ dog kai

Tauranga has been put on the celebrity-pooch map after global superstar Lady Gaga bought a month's worth of dog food from a Tauranga company.

Man spends frigid four hours in harbour

Coffee and Weet-Bix were what a fisherman needed after spending four hours in the cold waters of Tauranga Harbour.

Fisherman in serious condition

A fisherman missing on the Tauranga Harbour since midnight last night has been found after making his way to shore.

Gunman reported at Tauranga WINZ

A man caught with a slug gun near a Tauranga Work and Income office this morning told police he intended selling it.

Mysterious 'Dave' identified

Police are seeking to identify a man who arrived at Tauranga Hospital and was able to give only his first name.

Incurable brain disease hits Shipton

Former cop and convicted rapist Brad Shipton has a rare and aggressive form of dementia.