The hottest day in the Bay. Jasmine Karkkainen, 8, and Macy Haddock 9, enjoyed playing in the water after going to Dialled Tauranga Trampoline Park at the Mount Maunagnui. Photo/George Novak
The hottest day in the Bay. Jasmine Karkkainen, 8, and Macy Haddock 9, enjoyed playing in the water after going to Dialled Tauranga Trampoline Park at the Mount Maunagnui. Photo/George Novak
It's been a big week in the Bay with plenty of stories to tell. Check your weekly list of stories that went big over the past seven days.
Sea lettuce on Mount Maunganui beach. Photo/George Novak
Read more: Manhunt underway in Tauranga - A manhunt is underway around Tauranga's Maungatapu roundabout following a nearby car crash on State Highway 29 between Tauranga and Baypark.
Read more: A tragedy is just around the corner - An increase in reports of people driving the wrong way down the Tauranga Eastern Link is a tragedy waiting to happen, say road authorities.
Dave McLennan's dog was attacked and killed by another dog on Granada Street Mount Maunganui. Photo/Andrew Warner
Read more: 'Psychotic' bull terrier mauls man kills dog - An elderly Mount Maunganui man suffered wounds across his body as he fought for 10 minutes to free his pet bichon from the jaws of a "psychotic" bull terrier intent on tearing it apart.
Read more: Sun and hot temperatures for Bay - Temperatures over the weekend were one of the hottest recorded for Tauranga this side of winter.
Read more: :Luxury lodge goes on the market Read more: Scott Curry: Your All Blacks Sevens captain - The Bay's Scott Curry is the new captain of the All Blacks Sevens, chosen to lead the likes of Sonny Bill Williams and other rugby 15s converts as the team makes its inaugural quest for Olympic gold.
An anonymous Westridge resident is using the "yeah right" message to oppose a council plan. Photo / Supplied
Read more: More Bay pupils arriving at school early - Some Bay parents are dropping their children at the school gate more than half an hour before school is due to start in order to meet work commitments, and the increasing number of children who were dropped off at school early and picked up late was "worrying".
Read more: Tui ads copied in Westridge protest - Tui's popular beer billboards have been harnessed by a Westridge resident to help galvanise public opposition to Tauranga City Council's plan to funnel an extra 2568 cars a day through the lifestyle subdivision.
