The mother of a teenager who was found on fire outside his Tauranga home is desperate for answers.

Moko the dolphin, who thrilled and sometimes unsettled swimmers with his playfulness and imposing physical size, has been found dead.

Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

The family of an elderly man who died after he was allegedly bashed by his son, have pleaded for privacy and say they are struggling to cope.

A Tauranga grandmother was comforting her grieving son over the loss of his partner when she received the tragic news her husband had died in a forklift accident.

A homicide investigation is under way after an elderly man died in hospital after allegedly being attacked by his son.