Latest from Tauranga

'Like 1960s army barracks': Concern over hospital ward with 25 patients

DHB says temporary ward 'not ideal' but needed to allow for Covid-19 Delta preparations

'Horrific': Iwi's fury after houses for desperate families demolished

'They set us up to fail,': Ngāi Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley.

'Well overdue': Tauranga lawyers welcome $150m new courthouse

The Government has approved spending more than $150m for new Tauranga courthouse.

Bay Dreams cancels festivals for 2022

The one-day event was set to be held in Mount Maunganui on January 3.

The 90% Project: BayTrust offers funds to encourage vaccinations

BayTrust is looking to fund ideas that will encourage locals to roll up their sleeves.

Climate change: quarter of Kiwis 'alarmed' over crisis

New polling pin-points five main views toward climate change among Kiwis.

UPDATE: Missing Katikati man found

He was last seen on Rea Rd, Katikati.

New courthouse on the way for Tauranga

The courthouses are part of the 10-year infrastructure investment plan.

Katikati Covid case: Locations of interest, testing, jabs - what you need to know

Locations of interest, testing sites, vaccination sites, what we know about the case.

'Oh s***' - Positive Bay of Plenty case, mayor tells of 'pretty leaky' border

Infected person had been granted an exemption to cross the boundary from Auckland.

Abuse and barriers: The battle frontline workers face vaccinating the homeless

More resources are needed to support people on the ground, a housing provider says.

Devastated family remember 'adored' father killed in wrong-way crash

Tauranga Eastern Link fatal crash victim remembered as a friend to everybody.

The 90% Project: Seaside suburb is Bay's most vaccinated spot

As of Tuesday, 62 per cent of its population have had both Covid-19 jabs.

No Covid case in Rotorua - DHB

But if you're worried, get vaccinated - no appointment needed.

Teens fastest to vaccinate nationally but Bay lagging

The race is on for 90 per cent of the eligible population to get vaccinated.

'Look at the end game': Why one family got vaccinated

The family got vaccinated for themselves and for the wider community.