Latest from Tauranga

Rail barrier arms down at Mount Maunganui intersection, traffic backed up

Highway traffic is being diverted onto Truman Lane.

Worker hurt in forklift incident stable after surgery

The injured person was airlifted to hospital

Letters: There's a place for kindness and compassion in our society

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Opinion: Should we have a national day to commemorate the New Zealand Wars?

OPINION: Our history isn't black and white. It's that and everything in between.

Free-fare bus trial for students under threat as safety concerns spiral

Safety for our bus users is paramount and all agencies have agreed to take further action.

Māori 'locked up and lonely' at health sites

Seclusion at Bay facilities 'has got to stop - it absolutely has to stop'.

Pastor charged after organising anti-lockdown protest pleads guilty

Leon Samuels pleaded guilty to a single charge of breaching Covid-19 restrictions.

Kiri Gillespie: Near miss - how travelling 5km/h under the limit likely saved my life

Gaining a driver's licence is a privilege . . . it's up to all of us to drive like it.

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: government terms should be four years

OPINION: Three years is too short to do anything really constructive for New Zealand.

Opinion: Do some Kiwis have an aversion to physical work?

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on the state of the workforce.

Sea monkeys and flexible work: What the return to office looks like

Plus: A clinical psychologist weighs in on how workmates can look after each other

Youth as young as 12 behind spike in car thefts, ram-raids

Police fear for the safety of the young offenders behind the wheel.

Harrisons Cut beach access work to begin

An unstable bank is putting access to the Cut at risk.

'With the spirits of the Anzacs for peace, we pray': Thousands gather for Anzac Day

Thousands gathered across the region for the Anzac Day Commemorations.

'Happy', 'excited': $15m school extension for Brookfield School approved

Tauranga City Council approved $114 million worth of building consents in March.

Local Focus: The brighter side of life can be messy

Ancient Indian festival celebrates its sixth year in Tauranga.