Latest from Tauranga

Shot at, bashed, intimidated: Road workers speak out on 'extreme' abuse

NZTA boss worries for industry's future as half of staff quit within a year amid abuse.

Mobster sentenced for 'execution-style' 2018 murder of innocent man

Victim David Kuka was 'simply in the wrong place at the wrong time', a judge says.

'We continue to celebrate te reo': Willis defends policy for Māori-speaking public servants

"It is one of New Zealand’s official languages ... We will continue to support that."

Te reo being 'ripped away': Iwi trust files Waitangi Tribunal claim against Govt

'A dismissal of the reo is essentially a dismissal of the whole idea of Māori itself.'

Teen's 'amateurish' fake money scheme used home printer to make $10s, $20s, $50s

A Rotorua teenager has avoided prison after he forged banknotes and distributed them wide

'We love to be able to do our bit': Hundreds turn out of Zorb's can-for-a-ride day

More than 1750 cans were collected for the local foodbank.

Triple the limit at 10am: Drink drivers blowing 'ridiculous' levels

'These people are sharing the roads with our family, our friends, and our colleagues.'

Tommy Wilson: Strap in for three years of unsettled political weather

OPINION: We could collapse into a chaos not seen in this country before.

Two more Bay of Plenty orchardists fined for unlawful groundwater use

The growers are among five prosecuted by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council this year.

'The best of the best': NZ Festival of Squash attracts world-class top seeds

Tauranga is to host the NZ Festival of Squash - and some of the world's best players.

Anxiety, depression, social struggles: 'Dire' shortage of help for some young Kiwis

Kids aged 11-13 grapple with issues previously not faced until 15 or 16, says principal.

Phone not pliers helps patient resolve toothache agony

With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.

Three Kiwi sustainable swimwear brands to watch, including the world’s first zero-waste label

The fashion industry has been known as the second-biggest polluter in the world.

Mobility scooter crash: Dedicated gardener bought plants the day he died

A relative says Eddie Duffy often made the long ride to Bunnings to buy more blooms.

Time is ripe for more government asset sales

OPINION: Many of us have an irrational fear of asset sales.

'Absolutely devastated': Missing Tauranga man allegedly forced into a car

He was last seen at a McDonald’s in Mount Maunganui on November 3.