This week's top 5 most-read stories

This week's most popular stories included theft-by-sea urchin, the name release of a woman who died in a crash, a negative reaction to a new potential toll road in the Bay, the cancellation of a youth event, and a shiny new tool for Western Bay road police.

Kim Vitali and his partner Erica Colley are keen to write a children's storybook on the tale of the kina. Photo/ Supplied

1. target="_blank">Kina steals car key from diver in Mount Maunganui

A diver has a strange explanation for how he lost his car keys at Mount Maunganui.

A Tauranga woman died in a tragic crash near Karapiro. File photo

2. Tauranga woman who died in Waikato crash named

Police release the name of the 24-year-old woman who died in a horrific crash at Karapiro last week.

The Tauranga Eastern Link is one of two toll roads in the Western Bay. File photo

3. Government considers third toll road for Tauranga

City leaders say lumping the Western Bay with a third toll road would not be fair.

DJ music is played through headphones at a silent disco. File photo

4. Tauranga New Year's youth event canned

Low ticket sales force the council to cancel a silent disco planned for New Year's Eve.

Western Bay Constable Andrew McCarthy and acting Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter with their brand new blue highway patrol car. PHOTO/JOHN BORREN

5. New blue car for Western Bay police

Tauranga's thin blue line has a new tool to help keep local highways safe, and it matches the uniform.