Latest from Tauranga

Public transport challenge: Use buses while they are free

"We are in times where things are different ... We need to give this a try."

Go Local! Farrah's road trip spreading the love to the locals

Farrah's 'We Love You for Loving Local' road trip runs from June 23 to July 3.

Operation Silk: Defendants in court after police raids

The Mongols have been accused of being involved in six known shootings with other gangs.

Photos: Winners announced in architecture awards

Twenty-four projects have received awards.

Bay of Plenty murder accused court case put off to next month

The man is charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Six shootings: The Mongols and the violent turf war over Tauranga

Police on covert investigation quietly intervened to stop further violence in gang wars.

Mongols raids: AK47s, Molotov cocktails seized by police

The arrests will result in at least 228 charges being laid, police say.

Comment: Outcry over Rotorua as quarantine base justified

All we can do is wait and hope that there is no risk to those in our communities.

Gang member who claims gang does good work loses security licence

Licensing authority sides with police.

Simultaneous raids: Cash, guns, vehicles seized in major organised crime operation

Six people arrested following raids in Whakatāne, Tauranga, Waikato and Auckland.

Jo Raphael: Unrelenting road toll means it's time to rethink everything

COMMENT: Change is needed because what we're doing now is not working.

'Feed them to the pigs': Man admits sending Simon Bridges death threat

He was angered after watching a debate between Bridges and Jacinda Ardern.

Opinion: Armed Response trial aborted for good reasons

COMMENT: Armed police are not something the New Zealand public needs to feel safe.

'We've been wronged': US White Island honeymooners seek damages

The honeymooners plan to seek damages from both the cruise line and the tour operators.

King beds and spa: Inside new multimillion-dollar superyacht

Forty local businesses involved in building luxury 90-tonne catamaran.

Bryan Gould: Government had temerity to stick to its guns

COMMENT: The only way we can limit economic damage is by stopping the virus in its tracks.