Latest from Tauranga

Letters to the editor: Parking meters a simple solution

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Jo Raphael: Royal Commission of Inquiry needed into violent child deaths

OPINION: Too many children are dying at the hands of those supposed to look after them.

Christmas Appeal: 'Big thank you' for big tubs of margarine

Bakels have donated over three tonnes of margarine to the Tauranga Community Foodbank.

City warned of 'serious consequences' as Tauranga development runs short on land

Concerns have been raised as land begins to run out at Tauriko Business Estate.

Pet food company cops $66k fine over big stink

Judge: 'Being in an industrial area is not a licence to discharge offensive odour.'

Marking White Ribbon Day atop Mauao 'quite poignant'

Eerie remembrance of violence as gathering looks to protect victims.

Letters to the editor: Tauranga will stagnate

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Kieran Madden: Ardern's disappointing reaction to child poverty pleas

Opinion: Child poverty will be an election-defining, touchstone issue this term.

Samantha Motion: It's not fair to say renters just shouldn't get pets

Opinion: Tenants with pets are being put through the wringer in the rental market.

Mayoralty race begins as 'very rare' double byelection looms

Tauranga city faces a situation not seen in more than a decade.

Children with fetal alcohol syndrome facing two-year wait for an assessment

Long waiting list fuelled by poor policies, toxic drinking culture, under-resourced staff.

Concerns needy will start new year 'well behind the eight ball'

The concerns follow the close of Covid-19 Income Relief Payment applications.

Coronavirus-inspired mountain biking tracks open

Mountainbike Tauranga club has open three new tracks at Summerhill Recreation Park.

Jo Raphael: World leaders to blame for virus deaths

OPINION: The coronavirus seems to be ramping up.

Brookfield School Foodbank boxes bursting at the seams

The school wants to inspire others to jump on board the appeal.

Need a tenant? The Government will pay market rent for your house

The city has working poor who were living in cars, under hedges and couch surfing.