Tauranga residents fight Pillans Rd Bike Track closure
“Then on Wednesday last week, some council contractors turned up with diggers, and in less than an hour,…
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m from container at Port of Tauranga
The outer packaging depicting a hamster in a crown. Photo / NZ Customs Hidden amongst legitimate goods, Customs…
Roaming dog reports rise in Western Bay and Tauranga, but attacks down
Dog incident data The Western Bay of Plenty District Council recorded 30 reports of people being attacked by…
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
According to the summary of facts, he would sneak into the girl’s bedroom at night, often telling her…
Diabetes: Tauranga man breaks spine during seizure while asleep
“I had such a violent seizure that it snapped four [vertebrae] of my spine. “I bit through my…
Tauranga dog mauling: Woman pleads to keep dogs after attack on 79-year-old
Tauranga City Council issued a five-year ownership disqualification to the dog’s owner after the attack that is due…
Bay of Plenty property market: First-home buyers drive Tauranga housing as values trend upward
“The recent mortgage rate cuts, and likely another OCR cut, will stimulate the market.” Velocity’s suburb statistics, which…
Air New Zealand cancels two flights in two weeks for Tauranga flyer due to White Island ash
Air New Zealand cancels two flights in two weeks for Tauranga flyer due to White Island ash ZB…
Redeveloped Toi Tauranga Art Gallery now open: I’m quite overwhelmed with what we have achieved’
The problem with the Tauranga Art Gallery was that it faced the wrong way. The building originally belonged…
PSA health workers in Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupō and Whakatāne to strike on Friday
In Tauranga, Whakatāne, Taupō and Rotorua, rallies and pickets are being held at: – Tauranga Hospital, Cameron Rd…
Harry Oxenham fights diabetes and cystic fibrosis to take on Weet-Bix TRYathlon
At age 9 he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes – an auto-immune condition where the body sets…
Tauranga residents told to fund asphalt if they want to avoid chipseal resurfacing
Pāpāmoa residents have complained that chipseal makes roads noisier, rougher and less durable, and that some roads set…