Latest from Tauranga

Simon Bridges' $3.9m Tauranga home flops at auction

Politician's family home still on the market - but at a fixed price.

Tauranga by-election: Nominations begin but mystery to remain on who's running

The date for announcing National's candidate list is yet to be confirmed.

Tauranga byelection: Ardern doesn't think Labour will win, yet to set date

The byelection was sparked by the resignation of Simon Bridges.

Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust

Plumbers will definitely run out of some products, market warned.

'We're open. We're safe. Keep coming': Sector's message as restrictions ease

Meanwhile, accommodation providers believe there is still a hard slog ahead of them.

Graham Bell: Nation's crime rate - it's not so bad

Former top cop says New Zealand is a very safe country.

'It has been a terrible week': Horse trainer sister of Enchanter boating victim has emotional win

Horse trainer Debbie Sweeney's brother died in the Enchanter boat accident.

Drink driver who ran over and killed friend sentenced to home detention

Victim was dragged along a Waihī street after being accidentally run over by his friend.

Missing doctor a 'lovely soul' - hundreds join search to find him

Hundreds of volunteers join search for Pāpāmoa 31-year-old.

Heavy rain warnings, watches for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel

Heavy rain warning for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel for Sunday and Monday.

'I'm smitten': An affair to remember in dark times

Sunrise is a reminder of beauty in our broken world.

Simon Bridges on his regrets, mayoralty — and that 'trainwreck' interview

Q&A: The outgoing Tauranga MP gets frank on his biggest highs and lows in Parliament.

School leaders 'very much relieved' for increased access to RATs

Fifty nine per cent of schools in the Bay are managing Covid cases.

Residents face massive bill to fix resort apartments

Work worth $11 million is to be carried out on the 22-year-old building in Adams Ave.

What pandemic? The city experiencing jobs boom in face of Omicron

Employment experts have labeled the jobs boom as "diabolical" and "crazy".

'Decaying democracy': Why I think the situation in Tauranga just got weirder

OPINION: How did it come to this?