Latest from Tauranga

'It's really awful': Vaccine-for-cash scam targeting vulnerable, social worker warns

The woman first thought $200 to get the vaccine under a fake name was an incentive.

Prolific Te Puke tagger and vandal sentenced

A Bay teen has been sentenced in relation to multiple charges including tagging offences.

Injured man winched off Mauao after fall

Rescue helicopter called to walking track after man injured in fall

'We are vulnerable': Tauranga set for water shortage and 'stricter' rules

Dwindling supply levels prompt warning to treat water as precious taonga.

Fighting Covid-19 in classrooms: Schools address ventilation advice

But some schools are facing challenges with this.

It's not about 'turning off machines': Concerns about End of Life Choice Act

Several Bay of Plenty hospices will not be offering the assisted dying service.

Local Focus: Walking with the rhythm of Mauao

Experience the rhythm of Mauao - Mount Maunganui - through a soundscape app.

'Low belief and low self-esteem': Bay schools phase out class streaming

Tauranga Boys College is making the switch to mixed-ability junior classes.

'Deeply concerned': Calls for review and halt to $60.5m Cameron Rd project

Not everyone is convinced the major redevelopment is in the best interests for all.

Shed blocks State Highway 29A in Tauranga

The incident has taken place on State Highway 29A near Poike.

Kiwifruit picker convicted in foreign worker visa breach

A Bay of Plenty fruit picker has been convicted for her role in a visitors' visa scam.

'Very sad day for democracy': Outrage at Three Waters mandate

Some accept change has to come, but not like this.

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Man jailed for border crossing breach

A Waikato man who crossed the Hamilton border and was found in Tauranga has been jailed.

'Like the flu on steroids': Why Covid-19 can't be treated like the flu

Doctors says the fatality rate of Covid is much higher than the flu.

How wood you like that? New Tauranga City Council building to be timber

"This is fantastic good news for the future of Tauranga and we need to be telling it."

Luke Kirkness: What else can we eliminate?

OPINION: We will soon need to shift our focus away from the pandemic towards other issues.