Latest from Tauranga

Aucklanders' $1m Bay of Plenty buy

A new four-bedroom, suburban, brick and tile family home in Papamoa has sold for $1 million - a price that ''beat all expectations'' of the company that built it.

Port of Tauranga profits dip as log volumes fall

Port of Tauranga posted a 2.3 per cent decline in full-year profit, partly reflecting an accounting change but also a sharp decline in log volume.

Dairy owner chases would-be armed robbers

Two men stormed into the Carlisle Street dairy armed with a plastic pistol and a knife but left with nothing.

Jurnee's fundraising hits a $7K snag

A Tauranga mother who has already raised $28,000 for a cochlear implant for her daughter has been frustrated by the news she needs

'Frozen' school funds heartbreaking

A Tauranga teacher has labelled an educational ''funding freeze'' as heartbreaking. Teacher's union NZEI has claimed school funding

Little girl saved by blood transfusion

Because a stranger gave up less than an hour of time, Ella survived a brain tumour.

Cystic sister out of ICU, recovering well

Nikki Reynolds-Wilson is walking and talking after her lung transplant. The 25-year-old underwent the major surgery last week and

Cruise ships to stay overnight at Mount

For the first time, five cruise ships will be berthing in Tauranga overnight this season.

McLaren Falls hosts Pete's Dragon movie

An idyllic Tauranga location will feature in the latest Disney movie which had it's Los Angeles premiere this week.

A boy's best friend, and best helper

Isaac Gray cannot get around without the help of a walker, his wheelchair or another person. He is non-verbal and until about a year a go, could not hear. But life is about to change for him.

'Hogwarts' here we come

Keen psychology student will spend a year studying at top research university in the US.

'Insane' leap in demand for Tauranga aged care homes

Building consents for Tauranga retirement villages have soared with one owner describing the growth in demand as "insane". Data from

Fisherman convicted after driving at officer

A Tauranga commercial fisherman has been convicted and fined $3000 for deliberately driving his vehicle at a fishery officer who had

Arrests in Tauranga aggravated robberies

Arrests have been made in relation to a series of Tauranga burglaries over the past month.

Chilly rescue from Waikareao Estuary

A Tauranga woman did not stop to think about the dangers of the cold water or swift current when she dived in to save a young boy on a bike.

Stranded baby orca dies

An orca calf named Bob died in the early hours of this morning despite a big effort to save it after it was found in Tauranga Harbour.