Latest from Tauranga

Wild chase: Tauranga brothers caught up in shooting drama

"It's terrifying when something like this happens on your doorstep": Mum.

League star representing Ngāti Ranginui and Tauranga Moana

Indigenous Allstars celebrates Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori history.

Tauranga residents living in fear after third shooting in a week

Mayor: "I'm worried a stray bullet will kill someone in the crossfire."

Students struggling to find flats for uni

Toi Ohomai offers 90 beds for students across Tauranga and Rotorua accommodation.

Pāpāmoa community welcomes newest school with sod-turning

Te Okuroa Drive School is Pāpāmoa's fifth primary school.

Ōtūmoetai College - national champs and rising stars

Two weeks in and Ōtūmoetai College already has plenty of sporting success to celebrate.

'LA-style gang warfare': Local leaders react to Tauranga turf war

But a gang expert says not to worry.

Red-light runners cause concern at new Bayfair lights

The temporary traffic lights are part of a $120m project and were activated on Wednesday.

The Blackcaps effect - how the sport and the Bay benefits

And it's likely to flow on for years to come.

Letters: Roading needed for region

Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Good omens: Kaituna's freshwater flows return to estuary

'The current literally personifies the lifeforce coming from the Kaituna.'

Person arrested in Tauranga after alleged firearms incident

There were no reports of serious injuries.

Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the year announced

The award was presented in Tauranga last night.

'He didn't get a chance to be a granddad:' Tauranga shooting victim named

The 44-year-old was one of the two men found dead at a house near Tauranga last night

Feeling the sting: Why people withdraw KiwiSaver funds

The volume of withdrawals of KiwiSaver funds for hardship has risen since 2018.

Tauranga shootings: Armed police hit streets as gang violence escalates

Scared and angry locals want something done about violent crime in Tauranga.