Armed police swarmed a Mansel Rd property after a man was stabbed. PHOTO/RUTH KEBER BTG 14Aug15 -
In case you missed any big reads, here is your weekly list of stories that went big this week.
Read more: Man, 23, stabbed in Tauranga home - Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man was stabbed with a knife in the shoulder and abdomen in a Greerton home.
Read more: Land rush sees 194 sections sell in 48hours - Tauranga's sizzling property market has stepped up another notch after 194 sections at The Lakes subdivision were snapped up within 48 hours of hitting the market.
Read more: Auckland refugees buying up big in Tauranga - Aucklanders are leaving in such numbers that half the house sales in the Waikato outside Hamilton and nearly a quarter in Tauranga are to those from the big city.
Read more: Why Tauranga's retirement villages are booming - Tauranga's booming retirement village market has sparked a push to educate retirees and their families on the costs and benefits associated with village life.
Read more: Farmers to remain in Tauranga CBD - Farmers Trading Company has purchased the building it has tenanted for 40 years for just over $13 million.
Read more: Tauranga's Miss Universe final four - Four young women from Tauranga will soon get their chance to shine after being selected among the 20 finalists in the 2015 Miss Universe New Zealand competition.
Read more: Demo work starts on $20m complex site - Demolition work has started on the site of a new $20 million office and retail complex in central Tauranga which will be the new home of two government departments.
Read more: Farmers brace for dairy price hit - Gutting, is how some Bay farmers have described the latest slash in Fonterra's forecast payout, which will cost the region $177 million and put jobs under threat.
Read more: Man wanted following Tauranga thefts - Tauranga police are calling for help to track down a man following a series of thefts targeting clothing around the Western Bay of Plenty.