Latest from Tauranga

The Premium Debate: Subscriber opinions on commission asking to delay elections

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Sunscreen bill: MP, buyers want 'honesty' from manufacturers about SPF

A doctor's warning: "We're not doing enough prevention."

Empty shelves: Family travel to another town for baby formula

How are empty supermarket shelves adding to the final bill of shoppers?

Top school failed to safeguard students, says complainant; five more come forward

Pinky Green complainant asks for Tauranga Boys' College Board of Trustees to step aside.

Simon Bridges: NZ's cost of living crisis and what we can do about it

OPINION: In a cost of living crisis, New Zealanders deserve relief, says Simon Bridges.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake felt in Ōpōtiki

GeoNet says the quake may have been felt in Rotorua and Tauranga as well.

Man imprisoned after drugging, repeatedly throttling woman

A Tauranga man who drugged and strangled the woman has been sent to prison.

Watch: Liquor store owner armed with nunchucks chases the pants off thief

Armed with nunchucks, the liquor store owner chases down a thief who then loses his pants.

Jo Raphael: Find the money elsewhere - teachers shouldn't pay extra for certificates

OPINION: Teachers don't deserve to have to pay more for practising certificates.

Teachers fight 'mind-boggling' and 'ridiculous' fee hike

Consultation on the proposed changes was set to end on April 1.

Gains on gains: Tauranga top for profit-making home resales

One property made nearly $3m in profit when sold for the first time in more than 20 years.

Kiwifruit workers earning up to $40 an hour as sector battles labour shortage

Some seasonal kiwifruit workers are choosing the days and hours they want to work.

Red barn for rescued donkeys gets makeover

Olive has been rescuing donkeys for more than 30 years, and now her barn is in top shape.

'You are allowed to moan, complain and want time to yourself': Coping with family pressure

Dr Ross helps to normalise many family-related stressors as "problems of life".

Letters: Ratepayers do not have bottomless pockets

Our readers have their say.

Russia-Ukraine war: 'All I want to do is get to Anna and the children'

A Tauranga man is heading to Poland to reunite with his Ukrainian fiancee.