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Young Achiever of the Week: Katherine Speidell

Papamoa College student Katherine Speidell is one of only four students nationwide selected to take part in the Global Leaders Delegation in January 2018.

Durham Street revitalisation plans

Durham Street today and artist impressions of how it could look post $6.1m revitalisation.

Fatal Pyes Pa crash - 'I could have helped'

Kieran Carter heard a bang last night - and is today feeling "guilty" he didn't investigate it. The 31-year-old self-employed electrician said he went to bed not realising the noise he heard was a car hitting a tree at the end of his Pyes Pa Rd hom

Council debates museum decision

Tauranga City Council elected members debate a proposal to build a $50m museum at Cliff Rd.

The Opal Dr emergency housing village in Papamoa opens

Mike Bryant from the Ministry of Social Development talks about the Opal Dr emergency housing village opening and the first families moving in.

Tauranga furniture store mops up after thunderstorm

Ankle-deep water flooded the rear of Tauranga's Big Save Furniture after drainage systems failed to cope with Monday night's torrential storm.

Owner hails Tauranga drain hero: 'I will not forget it'

The Tauranga builder whose offices and workshop were saved from flooding by the actions of a ''good old Kiwi girl'' wants to show his gratitude with flowers, champagne and chocolates.

Milo Night brings out the best in community as homeless helped

Milo Night in central Tauranga is a coming together of all types of different people. It is a community response to homelessness.

Flying trampoline

Otumoetai resident Megan Lacy describes seeing a trampoline fly over roofs and fences before crash-landing into a neighbour's roof.

Festive foodbank parcels at Christmas time for needy Tauranga families

The Tauranga Community Foodbank's Christmas fairy Gillian Tustin has been making special Christmas parcels for seven years.

Green light for Tauranga waterfront waterpark

Kel Travers talks about how he has been given the green light for a huge floating water park at Tauranga's waterfront.

Bay of Plenty firefighters awarded for contribution

"I get up every morning and I love coming to work," Steve Johns told a crowd of fellow firefighters. The Greerton senior firefighter did not expect to be awarded for something he loved doing at the Fire Emergency New Zealand Celebrating Success Awards 2017 on Thursday.

Water restrictions to be imposed in Tauranga for first time in 17 years

Tauranga leaders have imposed water restrictions on the city for the first time in 17 years.

Tauranga Community Foodbank's essential pantry items

Tauranga Community Foodbank gives away special boxes of staple food items for those people in even more desperate need than the usual foodbank clients.

Community patrons celebrate 60 years together

David and Beverley Garland who celebrate their Diamond Anniversary this week reminisce their wedding day and honeymoon - none of which went to plan.

Local Focus Features: Trespassing the homeless doesn’t solve the problem

Hard to help homeless when constantly relocated. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Setting up an inflatable stage for A Night Before Christmas

Organisers prepare the 'puffer stage' for this weekend's A Night Before Christmas free community concert. Timelapse footage shows the stage being set up over 10 minutes.

Tauranga councillor: cost a barrier to aerial cabs

Cost will be a huge barrier to introducing a rapid transport aerial cabs system to Tauranga, says councillor Rick Curach.