Catered meetings at Bay councils eat up between $12,000 and $30,000, new figures show.

People and relationships were at the heart of Ray Scott's time as principal.

A petition to stop proposed scrapping of Tauranga school buses has nearly 700 signatures

A massive bang at 3am on Sunday shocked people in Tauranga awake.

The competition gives musicians without the means to record and produce their talent..

The 116-year-old house remains a tribute to another era

How Budget 2017 will affect Tauranga families - it's not all good news

Pop-culture community 'buzzing' as Armageddon prepares to invade the Bay of Plenty.

Putting young students on public buses opened them to a raft of dangers, say parents.

Two retail centres with a mini supermarket and restaurant proposed 1km apart in Papamoa

Exhibition creators inspire Tauranga museum supporters

Better funding = better learning, it's as simple as that say campaigners

Avenues residents are frustrated with commuters using residential streets as a bypass

Comedian Mike King in town to talk about serious issues

Zac Guildford opens up about battling alcoholism and mental health issues.

If you're not online, you're invisible.

The Omokoroa cycleway is $2.64 million short in funding

Building consents included a major upgrade for an empty CBD building

A short-lived college in Tauranga churned out well-known and successful people

Nothing will slow this 99 year old down

Merivale principal Jan Tinetti features high on the Labour party list.

One on one interviews with the Tauranga Survivor NZ contestants

Movie's screening has received fierce backlash from health officials.

Two new emergency houses in Gate Pa have opened

A former Tauranga mayor with a heart of gold has passed away

The fight against pests in the Bay is a constant battle but progress is being made.

.A vision for Tauranga's public transport future

Boo the cat has lived for 23 years - that's 104 in cat years.

Experts tell all: A break down of where to buy and how to do it for first home buyers.

A Tauranga woman will be a flag bearer at the World Masters Games in Auckland

The heart-ache for the Bay isn't over yet as another cyclone system heads south.

Heavy rainfall has hit Bell Rd residents and farmers hard.

A slip in Omokoroa has scared and upset residents.

Slips, flooding and dog evacuations in Tauranga as a month's worth of rain fell.

Indica Knox Corcoran wants to be a pro one day and this is all part of the journey.

A foodbank volunteer said there was much more to Tauranga under the surface.

Tauranga politicians create masterpieces for good cause.

Tauranga e-cigarette retailers say legalisation will bring NZ closer to smokefree by 2025.

The Tauranga foodbank and other support services partner up to help the most in need.

Tauranga residents are rubbish at recycling.

Tauranga politicians share their solutions for dwindling foodbank food.

Bike Mount are getting creative with ideas for 13.6km Mauao cycle way.

Park has become a dumping ground for unwanted chickens, dogs, cats and even pigs

A Papamoa community group has challenged organisations to collect for the foodbank.

The life and times of a 17-year-old competitive surfer.

The Doggy Day Out in Katikati was the ultimutt day out for canines.

Tauranga foodbank is asking for help as they run out of food items.

Local volleyball stars host beach cleanup day.

Abandoned ducks at McLaren Falls have been adopted.

Principals are frustrated at another cost being forced on local schools.

A Tauranga couple have kicked off their marriage with an extraordinary act of kindness.

Photo for sidebar: Ricky Parry bought this Papamoa house for $440k and is doing it up, hoping to make at least $500k for his efforts

Margaret Richardson has cancer in her lung, chest wall, spine and rib cage.

OPTIMISTIC: Katch Katikati's Jacqui Knight, Western Bay deputy mayor Mike Williams and Katikati Community Board chairwoman Jenny Hobbs

Former Aquinas College student Justin Priestly, 20, was happy to be home.

GONE: The ceremony at the Tauranga Art Gallery where the sand mandala is dissolved. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 110317aw12bop About 100 people

RECALL: LeaderBrand lettuces have been recalled after listeria was detected. PHOTO/FILE A_lvn041115gardening1 Listeria has been found

The possible locations for a new museum were narrowed down to two today. City councillors on the City Transformation Committee agreed

WARNED: Farmers such as Rick Powdrell, pictured, have been warned to prepare for flooding as heavy rain is forecast to drench the

Visitors to the Multicultural Festival were able to sample unique foods from around the world.

Tauranga Fire Service and insurance investigators were today trying to discover the cause of the blaze which left a Birch Ave storage

A raging early morning fire threatened three Birch St businesses and gutted a large storage shed.

Labour's Andrew Little fired off the party's vision to a standing-room only crowd in Tauranga.

Tauranga City Council has put off making a decision to allow shops to trade legally on Easter Sunday. Photo/file A_261216gn32bop By

Tauranga industries using migrant labour have welcomed a government move to clamp down on employers exploiting migrant workers. Off

Kaiate Falls has a rich history of elevated faecal contamination. Photo/fileA_151116jb01bop.JPG The water quality of Bay swimming

Pupils are thrilled to be riding a new cycleway created in forested gully behind Gate Pa School.

The Buddhist sand mandala at Tauranga Art Gallery has been completed after hours of work. Photo/Andrew Warner 220217aw02bop.JPGThe

A mockup of what The Mall (Pilot Bay) would look like - one-way for motorists with a separated cycleway. Photo/supplied Pilot_bay_mockup_correct_di Adams

Amanda Lowry in her new kitchen, rigged out with tetra-friendly features. Photo/Andrew Warner 140217aw02bop By Allison Hess Amanda

Matthew Warren Miller and Shane Robert Williamson (right) were sentenced at Tauranga District Court for shooting a $5000 stag on private

WHAT ARE WE DOING? Tauranga Homelessness Steering Group presented findings and plans to city councillors on how to tackle the wicked

More than five dozen customers have been overcharged $1.30 for milk at a Tauranga supermarket. The 61 customers buying Meadowfresh

Sportswoman of the year and supreme winner Lisa Carrington and sportsman of the year Mahe Drysdale - making the Bay proud. Photo/file

Students perform a haka at the opening of Pillans Point School's eight new classrooms. Photo/Andrew Warner 100217aw01bop Students

CLOSED: More than 200 security incidents took place in Tauranga WINZ offices in the past three years. Photo/file A_120914aw06bop More

Larry Green, co developer of an app that helps people find the cheapest fuel. Photograph by Andrew Warner.By Allison Hess An app

Graeme Lovell-Gadd bikes to work more often than not and was riding through Red Square on Go By Bike Day today. Photo/John Borren