Latest from Tauranga

Round one at Balclutha a success for Cooper, Connolly

With the first round done, riders move focus to the second round in Rotorua.

'Panic buyers' clean out face mask stock amid Coronavirus spread

This comes as foreign travellers from China have been barred from entering NZ.

Scammers exploiting death are 'scum'

Let's not make it easy for those taking advantage of grief and goodwill.

Last cohort of Australian nurses leave Whakatāne

Eleven nurses offered their services to help after the eruption.

Butler surfs into inaugural Piha Pro on a wild card

The wild card entry means he'll surf against the world's best at home.

'An innocent life will be lost': Gang violence sparks fear and calls for action

And a gang expert says the rise in gang violence is no surprise.

Tauranga housewife admits breaching biosecurity rules

Plans to start her own plant business prompted a woman to illegally import cuttings.

The road to Bethlehem: College gets new principal

Larne Edmeades has previously been the principal of ACG Parnell in Auckland.

Local Focus: Two sides of the begging story but nothing from the homeless themselves

39 submissions on a hot summer day at Tauranga Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Suspicious Welcome Bay car fire prompts police inquiries

Inquiries were ongoing into the blaze.

Ahoy! Boat breaking apart as it hits rocks on Mauao base track

The Harbourmaster was liaising with the boat owners to get it removed.

Begging ban out, wellbeing hub in: Alternatives to bylaw proposed

A total 372 submissions were received on the proposal to revoke the city's begging ban.

Carpark clash: Woman given the finger by driver taking up three mobility spaces

The driver swore at the woman after she told him to move his car.

How cancer paved a 21-year-old's future

Darlene Sayers was diagnosed in May last year and her life was flipped upside down.

Hung jury in Mount Maunganui home invasion trial

Jury returns after two-week trial of two men accused of being involved in attack.

Armed police spotted in Gate Pa

Four police cars and officers holding "long guns" were seen on Watling St.