Latest from Tauranga

Appeal for sightings of Bay of Plenty man missing for two months

Despite 'extensive searches' across the region, the Murupara man cannot be found.

PM in Tauranga: Hipkins visits residents affected by slips

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is visiting Tauranga today.

Kiri Gillespie: Financial caution needed by those who can't really afford to travel

It's great people are getting on planes again, but not everyone can afford to.

Premium debate: Looming cyclone stirs opinion of news coverage

Subscribers have their say on whether news of a potential cyclone is worth it.

Wheels up for Mount Maunganui skatepark

The council has signed off plans for a $3.6m destination skatepark.

Tauranga Libraries’ most-issued books in 2022 revealed

There was a bit of a trend with the books Tauranga got out in 2022.

Tauranga’s population is booming, but why? City's residents explain why they've moved

Tauranga's population is ballooning rapidly, but who exactly is moving here and why?

Settled Bay of Plenty weather expected this week - but a cyclone threat looms

The earliest the next tropical cyclone is expected to develop is over the weekend.

Mike Dawson on the 'massive undertaking' skiing 1000km across Antarctica

The coldest day nearly got to -40 but Mike Dawson says the trip was 'very incredible'.

'Insects will go nuts': Creepy crawlies expected to emerge after wet weather

Pest exterminators: 'We are standing by for an influx of calls.'

Waitangi Day: What's on and what's not this long weekend

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day dawn service has been cancelled due to bad weather.

Probation service fails device check on released killer

Monica Cantwell's rapist and murderer's life free in society revealed.

Sonya Bateson: Expensive school uniforms a yoke around parents’ necks

OPINION: If we got rid of uniforms, we could see hand-me-downs back in the schoolyard.

Heavy rain: Major slips hit soaked region

A number of local roads are closed.

Maungatapu landslide: More slips loom for Tauranga as authorities brace for more rain

The council says clean-up will start once forecasted heavy rain passes.

'Flying off the pallets': 1500 sandbags distributed amid heavy rain warning

The sandbags were on offer to anyone who felt they needed to protect their property.