Latest from Tauranga

'Unheard of': Million-dollar sales becoming more common in Rotorua

REINZ: The Bay's median house price was now $769,000.

Two Bay of Plenty Lotto players in the money

Second division was split between 21 people.

Paging Dr Google - what happened to expertise?

OPINION: Dr Google will not have the last word.

Throwing money at a problem doesn't always fix it

OPINION: Standards need to be met before the cash is doled out.

'Critical' $3b transport plan gets green light to go to the public

Mode shift, public transport and climate change are key points of a new $3b plan.

Cricket: Breaking the Williams Cup log jam

Bay of Plenty's premier cricket competition is heating up.

Luke Kirkness: Why are some people not taking Covid-19 seriously?

Opinion: Collectively, we need to step up.

The long goodbye: How the pandemic is changing funerals

Is this how you would chose to have your funeral?

All rise: Region's criminal lawyers appointed district court judges

Two top defence lawyers in the region have been made judges in the district court.

Gang accused in attempted murder trial claims 'mistaken identity'

A Black Power gang member from Whakatane is defending an attempted murder charge.

'Best one to date': One Love festival brings in thousands

Thousands of people packed into the Wharepai Domain for the One Love Festival.

Samantha Motion: Changes to school names are remaking history

Opinion: Name changes can be met with grumbles of history erased.

Tauranga doctor takes on second career as Rotorua teacher

He's only 30 and is a doctor, and now a teacher and wants to do both to make a difference.

Sunshine and big crowds expected at One Love

The popular event has sold out for the fourth time.

Jo Raphael: What's next for tourism and hospitality?

OPINION: We're basking in a summer glow but it'll soon be back to reality.

Omanawa murder accused appears in court

Omanawa murder accused remanded in custody.