Latest from Tauranga

Letters to the editor: Defunct carpark should be made into a park

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Master and chief engineer of stranded log carrier admit maritime charges

Two officers of a carrier ship are facing charges of breaching the Maritime Transport Act.

Tauranga election candidates share visions, and jibes, at debate

'It's rare to get an opportunity to get them together in one place ...'

Bay of Plenty Times readership increases

The number of people reading the Bay of Plenty has increased.

Tauranga's biggest property deal: Bob Clarkson sells $200m worth

The man who defeated Winston Peters still climbs his digger daily.

Tauranga firms await their fate for illegal stormwater discharges

Company director gives heartfelt apology and offers donation after guilty plea.

Mount house sells after 70 years with one family

The 1548sq m site was originally bought by John Bateman for £200 in the late 1940s.

Panel selected for council conduct breaches

The move is part of an attempt to meet Crown's expectations of a high-performing council.

Retirement village gets $10,000 towards cutting waste

Pacific Lakes Village received a $10,873 grant from the Tauranga City Council.

Samantha Motion: New Zealand has enough imported holidays, it's time for Matariki

COMMENT: The winter gulf between public holidays has never felt longer.

Council conflict: Review and observation team members announced

The team's role is to review and report on the issues between elected members.

'They are amazing writers': Mount pupils shortlisted in New York Times writing competition

Two pupils were shortlisted in a comp that could see their work in the New York Times.

Mortgage woes: Homeowners will sell up before bank can take house

Advice is to keep communication lines open with bank.

Cyclist injured in crash with car

Cyclist suffers moderate injuries.

He started working for Farmers at age 17. Fifty years later he is still there

Graeme Walker started working at Farmers in 1971.

Train hits motorbike abandoned on tracks

'It was pushed along a couple of hundred metres.'