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'Meth easier to buy than milk' - Emails to NZ's top cop led to downfall of Mob boss

Tired of the gang running the town, a constable wrote directly to the Police Commissioner.

One dead after Pilot Bay 'water incident'

Attempts to resuscitate the person failed.

'It just came at me': Great white shark bites fisherman's kayak

"It looked at me, I looked at it and I thought 'oh s***'."

'Pretty knackered': Records fall at Tarawera Ultramarathon

'It was beautiful out there.'

The Mount or Tauranga, guilty pleasures and a favourite song

The Coast Breakfast team answers quickfire questions after the show's Tauranga launch.

Samantha Motion: The superhuman strength of sick kids and their families

OPINION: No amount of sympathy can put us in their shoes.

Love is in the air as Valentine's Day looms

Local florists are under the pump as romantics make their Valentine's Day orders.

'A gift from God': How one organisation is saving lives

Big-hearted programme gives addicted, homeless and mentally unwell people a second chance.

Fire investigator to seek cause of blaze that destroyed Te Puke house

The fire was reported at 6.55am.

16 years on: Tsunami alert sirens still two years away

Tsunami alert sirens have been debated in Tauranga since 2005.

Mongrel Mob Kawerau president, his son and another man jailed

Mongrel Mob Kawerau members and their associate have been jailed on drug dealing charges.

Tauranga City Council byelections officially cancelled

Former mayor Tenby Powell, Jako Abrie and Heidi Hughes resigned from their positions.

Letters to the editor: Police and council need to curb speedsters

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Baywide Rugby: What will 2021 look like?

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union has announced information about the 2021 season.

All you need to know about the new tenancy law reforms

The biggest changes of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act come into effect today.

Teen hits hole-in-one and takes title

The 54-hole tournament was first played at Waihi in 1988.