Latest from Tauranga

How much would you pay for a tomato? Prices climb, approach all-time high

Loose tomatoes were on sale for $14.99 a kilo at one supermarket.

Arrangement tackles seasonal worker shortage: Good move or too little, too late?

Seasonal workers from three countries will be able to enter New Zealand from next month.

Opinion: Supermarket industry needs a fair shake of the sauce bottle

OPINION: Farmers' and supermarkets' margins need more balance.

Insta and Facebook troll admits child sex offences

He was jailed in 2013 for similar offending and now he's back grooming young girls.

Dairy labour shortage: 'I'm doing 16 hours a day minimum'

''If you are in a shop you can lose a customer so be it, but you can't lose a cow.''

Jo Raphael: Balance between personal responsibility and public safety

OPINION: Councils must ensure public safety when projects are designed to draw people.

Sevens gold glory: 'Baby sister is so amazing'

The Black Ferns Sevens beat France 26-12 to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Fatal crash at Pukehina, road closed

One person has died after a crash on Pukehina Beach Rd.

Luke Kirkness: Potholes are there to be fixed, let's do it

Opinion: No one likes a pothole, so why aren't we doing more about fixing them?

'Relentless flow of cargo': 19 ships waiting to berth at Port

Peak kiwifruit season and global congestion and reduced capacity are affecting Tauranga.

Kiri Gillespie: Natural disasters are telling us something

Increasing natural disaster events should be considered a prompt for getting prepared.

'Mr Credibility' Philip Sherry a 'true gentleman'

Legendary former TV broadcaster, and local councillor and 'gentleman' has died.

Escape plans and sleepless nights: Bay of Plenty residents fear for family in South Africa

One family had an escape plan ready in case rioters started invading homes.

Dozens of new public houses built but are they enough?

Kāinga Ora built 73 houses in Rotorua but one city leader says that's 'hardly enough'.

Jo Raphael: Family violence victims must be protected

OPINION: There is a heartbreaking highlight of the housing crisis.

'The devil is in the detail': Some Bay leaders remain cautious over Three Waters cash

One person says she wants to see how the reform will work with iwi.