No injuries were reported, but the bakery was extensively damaged.

The closure has prompted several organisations to relocate.

The school grew from 800 students in 1965 to over 2000 in recent years.

The crash involved three riders from a group of 12, all aged over 50.

Flights have resumed at Tauranga Airport after ash cloud caused closure on Sunday.

Flights from Auckland and Wellington were among those cancelled.

An investigation is under way after an electric truck caught fire at Bethlehem.

The electric truck fire happened at Bethlehem Town Centre, causing clouds of smoke.

Heavy rain has caused surface flooding.

A $47m redevelopment was announced in 2018 for 57 teaching spaces.

The Anzac Day service and parade will begin at 5.45am next to the Tauranga RSA Cenotaph.

The 2025 Great K Valley Cycle Adventure is taking place on Sunday, April 27.

Police have named a Waihī crash victim.

Volcanic ash has been identified more frequently in the steam and gas plume.

One person was plucked from Tauranga harbour as strong winds and swells increase.

Upcoming events include a jazz festival at Easter and Community Curling in April.

The Great Tauranga Duck Race 2025 has raised nearly $35,000 for local organisations

Around 5000 rubber ducklings will race at Tauranga's waterfront.

The project includes six units prioritising older people and those with health conditions.

Black Caps take on Pakistan on Saturday at Bay Oval in third ODI.

The project aims to stabilise the site by strengthening the redoubt banks.

A large garage fire in central Tauranga was attended by multiple fire crews.

A car has crashed through a fence and into a house.

Two surfers encountered a pod of orcas off Arataki Beach on Sunday morning.

The event features park, street, and vert competitions on March 28 and 29.

Rescue teams in Tauranga responded to reports of swimmers in distress.

The eastbound ramps at Pāpāmoa East Interchange may open in late 2025.

The "Oats" 60th reunion is set for King’s Birthday Weekend.

Emergency services are responding to a fire in Minden, Western Bay of Plenty.

Steely DNA, a nine-piece band, will perform a Steely Dan tribute at the festival.

“I feel really, really sad. It’s taken character away."

'I’m having to throw out all the food from the freezer,' a Gate Pā local says

A newly completed, massive mural at Pāpāmoa College is drawing attention.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says her dad has a 'great determination to live'.

'Something special happened when Ngāti Ranginui came on stage.'

One person is trapped in a light aircraft following a crash at Tauranga Airport.

The teams are ready to give their all on the world's biggest kapa haka stage.

A dozen infringement notices were also served after the tangi.

Emergency services are at the scene.

Writer-director Mana Hira Davis is making a short film called Pākehā.

'We saw the car and thought, Why not?'

A two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Pāpāmoa has closed one lane of the road.

'The road appears partially blocked,' police say.

Police have released name of man who died in Parkvale, Tauranga on December 24.

Five fire crews, a rescue helicopter and an ambulance sent to the scene.

A taxi driver has been receiving Lotto inquiries to his 0800 number.

The 28th annual Lake Rotoiti Classic and Wooden Boat Parade is on February 8.

St John sent five ambulances and two helicopters.

One person was critically injured.

A new Te Puna Speed Shear record has been set by a shearer in his 20s.

The Waihī Beach community is in shock after a series of disturbing vandalism incidents.

On Sunday, January 12, Tauranga will come alive with the colourful and lively Sikh Parade.

The annual Te Puna Speed Shear will take place this Saturday.

The fire had caused traffic congestion in the area.

Tauranga's Greg Brownless remembers the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami tragedy.

Robyn Molloy is trying to find the Shorey family in England.

The aviation colour code for White Island has been raised to orange.

A fire from a burning car quickly spread into bush on SH29.

Lex Spencer has donated seven novelty bikes to Ecomatters in Auckland.

All in a weekend's work for Eastern Region surf lifeguards.

The float parade had everything from Spider-Man to live sheep.

The 4m tall digger is sitting upright in 12m of water.

The Tauranga Diwali Festival is running until 8pm tonight.

Two people have died and others are injured following two crashes on Saturday.

A vehicle caught fire on State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai Range on Wednesday evening.

A fire investigator has been requested to attend the scene.

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on SH29 in the lower Kaimai Range.

A large ferret measuring over half a metre in length has been seen in Orokawa Bay.

Rachel Weston’s new book Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees is causing a buzz.

One person has been taken into custody after an assault.

Emergency services are attending a serious crash south of Rotorua.

Fire and emergency services were called out to a Cameron Rd structure fire incident.

Close, but so far away after the Steamers push the Lions to extra time in the NPC final.

Colossal waterslide one of new features at attraction.

BOP Steamers face Wellington at Sky Stadium at 3.05pm on October 26 for NPC final

A sea of yellow and blue went ecstatic at the final whistle.

Steamers to host home semi after dramatic last-minute victory over Magpies.

A co-ordinated response effort resulted in three kayakers being rescued off Whangamatā.