Latest from Tauranga

Who's claiming $518,000 from failed Tauranga builder?

Revenue during Covid insufficient to cover overheads, liquidator David Thomas says.

Local Focus: Helen Houghton on Candidate Camera

New Conservative candidate Helen Houghton discusses the big issues facing Tauranga.

Local Focus: Cameron Luxton on Candidate Camera

Act candidate Cameron Luxton wants to take the politics out of infrastructure.

Watch: Justice Minister Kris Faafoi talks legal aid, and delays

The maximum income thresholds for legal aid are being lifted, but some say not by enough.

Tauranga builder fails with $518,000 shortfall, recession fears raised

"We are now accumulating a backlog of unfinished houses" - National MP Andrew Bayly

'Different story': Earlier bowel cancer screening could have saved her - widower

'She died before she would've qualified to be tested.'

Local Focus: Jan Tinetti on Candidate Camera

Labour's Tauranga by-election candidate Jan Tinetti discusses the big issues on camera.

Local Focus: Sam Uffindell on Candidate Camera

National's Tauranga by-election candidate on why he's the person to replace Simon Bridges.

Zespri financial results: Record year for kiwifruit marketer

Grower returns per hectare were the second-best on record across all varieties.

Blustery Sunday: Strong wind watches, road, snowfall warnings for parts of NZ

Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.

Bitten, spat at, hit with axes: Top cop says assaults on police becoming more violent

'We are seeing is a propensity of offenders to increasingly use violence toward police'.

Dob them in: Rugby match abuse sparks calls to 'record it and report it'

'Intimidating and hurtful': One referee has revealed he is often abused on the field.

Tauranga byelection: Q+A with the candidates seeking Simon Bridges' seat

A teacher, retired pilot, Cabinet minister and retirees are among those running for MP.

Family car used to take Nan to cancer treatment written off after vehicle ploughs into property

Their vehicle was parked outside their house on Otumoetai Rd when it was hit.

'It's terrifying': Mall staff working in fear of brazen and violent youths

One store worker said violence and aggression had become worse in recent months.

Podiatrist who deformed patients suspended from surgery but can continue practising

Podiatrist Stefan Edwards is allowed to continue treating patients but not with surgery.

Sonya Bateson: Thanks for the $27 a week, but I was actually hoping for real change

Opinion: The politics of stability are comfortable, but won't get us out of this mess.

Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up

Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.