Latest from Tauranga

Bella Vista saga: The curious case of the missing computer server

And everyone the liquidators have spoken to is denying knowing anything about it.

Video: Pizza parlour attack - 'he's fallen like a rag doll'

A man randomly attacked in Tauranga is still recovering months after.

Dairy worker assaulted in aggravated robbery

Police were called to Ōmanu Superette on Oceanbeach Rd

From 'world of silence' to whole new world: Toddler's life-changing surgery

Tests revealed the toddler was deaf when she was only a baby.

Busted: $28m of cannabis seized in a year

About $28 million of cannabis was seized in the region and police are not softening up.

How ditching decile ratings could impact Bay schools

Decile-based school funding system could be abolished by 2021 or 2022

'I would do anything for him': Man's sweet plan to save pup's life

"He doesn't know what is going on.. he depends on me."

Business confidence down in the Bay

A new survey found only 9 per cent of Bay households were confident in the region's future

Vape on a plane sparks emergency airport response

Vaping device was activated during flight, Air NZ confirms.

Tauranga's Waikato University campus wins three property awards

The university CBD campus won a supreme award

Local Focus: DJ running for council

Te Kani wants to connect council to Māori communities. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Mayoral candidate and geologist says no climate change in 150 years

"No increase in hurricanes, droughts or wildfires". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: 'From a mongrel family, from a mongrel suburb in a mongrel town' says mayoral candidate

Retired management consultant running for mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Carmen Hall: Housing homeless in motels a stuff-up

COMMENT: Government has spent millions to put homeless in motels but where are the houses?

Chronic pain sufferer: Medicinal cannabis could change my life

Medical cannabis could have a huge impact on the lives of those in chronic pain, some say.

Family fight contract kill: Guilty of attempted murder 17 years after trigger pulled

The jury has returned with a verdict for Warren Uata Kiwi.