Kaimai Range Honey business owners are set to take on the world in a global competition.

Two people charged with 51-year-old Michael Te Kani's murder have appeared in court.

Five staff at Te Tuinga Whanau Support Service have received pounamu for their hard work.

A new initiative helps offenders address problems they're facing without jail time.

Police warn enforcement action will be taken against drivers speeding through roadworks.

The plastic discharged into the water was found 1.5km downstream.

'Intimidating and hurtful': One referee has revealed he is often abused on the field.

There were 17 incidents over two weekends on Bay of Plenty rugby fields.

'Most of those we work with were born in the cracks. They never had a fair chance.'

The Act Party's media stand-up in downtown Tauranga.

But a resident just wants to know if her rent will go up: 'I'm quite stressed about it.'

Ram raid style break-ins are on the rise and youths are mainly behind the brazen crimes.

NEMA has sought a discharge without conviction.

The agency has sought a discharge without conviction.

Police fear for the safety of the young offenders behind the wheel.

Thousands gathered across the region for the Anzac Day Commemorations.

There's concern that the valuable Apprenticeship Boost Scheme will end in August.

New Conservative party co-leaders will contest the Tauranga by-election race.

Many crashes are caused by people reaching for their cellphone or simply talking on it.

The Tauranga by-election hots up as nominations open to replace Simon Bridges

Police look to suspend the search and rescue arm of inquiry into missing Tauranga doctor.

Pfizer remains the preferred Covid vaccine but other options are available to Kiwis.

Volunteers have searched by land, sea and air. So what is next?

David Holland was last seen almost two weeks ago.

A Bay mum said vaccination passes had become a "big issue" for her children.

Several people are keen to become Tauranga's next MP.

Tauranga-based Labour list MP Jan Tinetti wants to contest the byelection.

Outgoing MP says he expects a great by-election battle between red and blue for his seat.

A Russian-born immigration adviser is calling for a special visa for Ukrainian refugees.

Whakatāne boy Tu Hillman's bucket list of dreams has come true thanks to generous donors.

Tauranga man who spent time in Ukraine and still has friends there speaks out.

"The last bit of our boy's life will be spent enjoying things he's always wanted to do."

A Tauranga man is heading to Poland to reunite with his Ukrainian fiancee.

Three Bella Vista Homes defendants have appealed their criminal convictions.

Lawyer describes original judge's reason for finding guilt as 'sweeping and denigrating'.

Tauranga man's desperate efforts to reunite with his fiancée in Ukraine.

'No one wants this,' says a woman who came here from Moscow as her hometown is attacked.

All but four of the Tauranga cafe's are self-isolating.

Now the workers, including critical health staff, are planning to strike twice next month.

Tauranga identity Bruce Fraser has left behind a "wonderful legacy/",

Pilot admits possessing, distributing and exporting child pornography.

More 500 properties in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty still without power.

Powerco cannot say when they can reconnect power to thousands of customers.

Thousands were impacted by power cuts across Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty.

Locals are proposing the name be restored to its original te reo place name.

A Bay fraudster and drug dealer has been handed a jail term of more than four years.

A Tauranga couple have being convicted for owning a dog which attacked an electrician.

Some accommodation providers are reporting great bookings over Waitangi weekend.

Two men who deny murdering Tauranga father David Kuka are heading to trial.

The median weekly cost of rentals in Tauranga has risen $70 in the past year.

A Tauranga Gym is challenging its close contact place of interest notification.

Pair laundered money through their food business.

Te Puke friends have spoken to their relatives in Tonga and applaud relief efforts.

Tauranga centenarian and Holocaust survivor James Van Ameringen farewelled.

Unvaccinated Bay of Plenty police and firefighters stood down from frontline duties.

More than 200 police officers nationwide are yet to be double-vaccinated.

Stewart's horology career began after riding a bike off the wharf and drowning his watch.

The "waves were coming" was the last thing a Tongan man heard from his mum.

Mobile phone use while driving in Tauranga and Western Bay shows no signs of slowing down.

Eyewitnesses say the Arataki Beach tragedy was devastating for everyone involved.

The cost of cleaning up graffiti and illegal tagging in Tauranga city is revealed.