Latest from Tauranga

Kiwi cricket fan's two-year ban for racially abusing English star

The fan who racially abused an English cricket has been hit with a ban.

Tauranga bowlers are the Bay's champs - twice over

And they've qualified for the national sevens final in Auckland.

Samantha Motion: Reparation delays add insult to injury

Comment: Ensuring reparation system doesn't re-victimise people is the least we can do.

Cricket: Two sides unbeaten in Baywide T20

Rounds three and four were played in Rotorua on Saturday.

Tauranga Sikh religious parade disrupted by protesters

Protest with banners reading “This is New Zealand, not India” disrupted Tauranga’s annual Sikh religious parade on Sunday. Video / Supplied

Tauranga Half: Course record obliterated

Braden Currie's Tauranga Half course record has been beaten by a large margin.

Local Focus: Life between the flags

A day in the life of a lifeguard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bay pharmacies to roll out free measles vaccines

The last confirmed case of measles in the region was on December 31.

Letters: People getting fat and expensive rates

Opinion: Readers have their say.

Man sentenced for punching teacher in head outside school

The teacher was unable to work for several months after the assault.

Late-night mayday from missing yacht sparks search and rescue in Bay of Plenty

Search and rescue crews are looking for a vessel after two mayday calls last night.

Kiri Gillespie: We're getting fat and lazy and we're to blame

And now we're paying the price at our funerals.

Kawerau residents boiling water for next three days at least

The first retest results have come back clear today.

Water polo Olympian makes waves

Olympian and professional water polo player Joe Kayes brought his talents to Tauranga.

Bay Dreams carnage: Footage of brawl emerges

Video of a violent brawl emerges on social media.

'Better every year': Inside New Zealand's biggest music festival

Under smoke-hazy skies and an orange sun, they came in their masses.