PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unacceptable risk': Project to build hundreds of homes stalls after funding bid failsChange 'late in the process' presents 'unacceptable risk' for housing provider.07 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandTurtle-y awesome: 'Cheeky' green turtle Smee returned to oceanHe needed help after being hooked by a fisherman.07 Mar 02:35 AM
New ZealandDownpour: Potential wastewater spill, beach access damaged in OmanuHeavy rain event put pressure on the city’s stormwater.07 Mar 12:11 AM
New ZealandDozens attend storytime session with drag queens despite complaintsThe event was well-attended despite a number of complaints.06 Mar 05:18 PM
New ZealandSummer of cyclones: Tauranga's wettest summer in more than 120 yearsWeather experts have confirmed just how terrible last summer was.06 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandKorohina is new Tauranga Art Gallery directorThe appointment will help to grow the CBD's vibrancy.06 Mar 07:03 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTauranga port resource consent hearing witness challenged on 'negligible' impact findingsKey witness says Port of Tauranga's wharf plan will see “negligible” effects.06 Mar 04:07 AM
New ZealandWaitekohekohe recreational park officially opensNew park opens for Katikati's walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders.06 Mar 03:48 AM
New ZealandMosen's $5000 Baypark winFormer national champ comes from grid nine to take the win.05 Mar 09:33 PM
New ZealandMultiple flooding callouts in Tauranga; SH25 closed due to washoutThere were callouts to 10 properties overnight.05 Mar 08:44 PM
New ZealandCrankworx to return to Rotorua 'bigger and better'Hundreds of athletes and an audience of millions will have their eyes on Rotorua.05 Mar 05:08 PM
New Zealand'I can't do anything': Woman's painful wait for surgeryThe 67-year-old Katikati woman says the pain has made her feel “older than my years”.05 Mar 05:07 PM
New ZealandSkydiving in their 90s: 'I have to prove that I can'Retirement village residents rallying to raise money for St John.05 Mar 05:06 PM
New Zealand‘No way in hell’: Hundreds protest proposed new stadium“We all share this area and it works pretty good.”05 Mar 05:56 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Long awaited': Tauranga apartments, townhouses on the market soonThe release of units in Tauranga's Thirty Eight Elizabeth development was 'long awaited'.04 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBusiness digest: Foodstuffs North Island celebrates success at annual Excellence AwardsGot business news? Email zoe.hunter@nzme.co.nz or carmen.hall@nzme.co.nz.04 Mar 09:29 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Wingfoil World Tour descends on Mt MaunganuiA major event of this fast-growing sport hits New Zealand’s shores for the first time.04 Mar 12:15 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKapa haka is much more than just singing and dancingOPINION: Kapa haka places us amid angels and warriors, past present and future.03 Mar 10:00 PM
New Zealand'The only green space left': Tauranga Domain protest over stadium proposal"And once it’s destroyed, it never comes back."03 Mar 07:00 PM
New Zealand'Surreal': After 43 years working at sea, skipper Bert Aitken retiresThe seasoned fishing skipper says he has 'never' been seasick in all his time.03 Mar 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Significant': Tauranga's biggest state house building programme in years revealed'There’s an economic spin-off benefitting people and businesses.'03 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil pools and halls likely to cost users moreCommissioners feel proposed increased fees to facilities aren't high enough.03 Mar 08:29 AM
New ZealandMarae disappointed heavy industry will stay'It’s not just the air pollution, it's the congestion and all of that.'03 Mar 02:22 AM
New Zealand'Really scary': Almost $40k allegedly taken in gunpoint robbery“You can’t even imagine during the daytime something will happen like this."03 Mar 12:36 AM
New Zealand$3.06m in rates outstanding after regional council enacts new collection systemIt has been 3 months since Bay of Plenty Regional Council began collecting its own rates.02 Mar 05:56 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPet food plant machinery claims four partial fingers from workers in three yearsThe company was fined in 2020 and is facing another fine after the WorkSafe prosecution.02 Mar 05:20 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Freaking hard': Family of teen battling cancer in limbo as landslide clean-up beginsClean-up of the slip-damaged homes on Egret Ave began earlier this week.02 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandAongatete dairy farmers fined $28k for illegal cowshed dischargeTwo Bay of Plenty have been dairy farmers convicted and fined for effluent discharges.02 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandMan with firearm robs commercial premises in Mount MaunganuiIt is alleged the man took money from the cash register.01 Mar 10:39 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorThe Premium Debate: Subscribers weigh in on plight of elderly living in carsOPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.01 Mar 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Safe space': New educational programme to address family violence startsIt allows violent men a chance to learn to “make better choices for their families".01 Mar 08:30 PM
New ZealandClean-up and restoration of Egret Ave landslip site to beginPersistent bad weather and land instability has prevented the work, the council says.01 Mar 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand50 applicants in two days for a property: Landlords ‘bombarded’ by tenants'It is hard out there at the moment... and choices are few.'01 Mar 05:47 PM
