Armed police where called to Tauranga Boys College after someone was seen with a gun. Photo/John Borren
Here is your weekly line up of stories that went big over the past seven days.
Read more: College students spark armed police alert Two media studies students unwittingly sparked an armed police callout yesterday after filming each other with plastic guns for a production they were working on.
Read more: New Mount shopping centre A prime downtown Mount Maunganui site will be redeveloped next year to make way for a multimillion-dollar shopping precinct and is expected to attract national retailers.
Read more: Tauranga teen missing for 2 weeks Tauranga police are appealing for the public's help seek to locate 16-year-old Elisha Jade Smith, who has been missing for two weeks.
Read more: Firms lose thousands as staff are duped by scam Three Western Bay of Plenty businesses have lost significant sums of money through a targeted email attack, also known as "whaling".
Read more: $25m 'boutique' stadium for domain put on table A proposal for a new boutique sports stadium at Tauranga Domain worth about $25 million has been presented to councillors by Tauranga's Civic Amenities Group.
Read more: Hospice given new vehicle Less than a week after thieves stole a charity's van following an incident, a new vehicle has been gifted by a Tauranga businessman.
Read more: Learning unplugged: School ditches digital At Tauranga's Waldorf school, you can see a large swath of farm land (6.5ha), a block of classrooms for preschool through to Year 8 students, animals, a veggie garden and even a room for pursuits like juggling and acrobatics. What you won't see are screens and devices: no computers, projectors, tablets, TVs ... nary a whiteboard inside the class.
Read more: Be careful what you flush down the toilet An overhead projector, false teeth, bullets and animal offal are among some of the more unusual things found in the Western Bay of Plenty sewerage system as contractors deal with a "particularly bad" week for blockages.