Tauranga homes evacuated after suspicious package found in Matua; bomb squad stood down after item cleared
One person appears to be padded up in a bomb suit as part of the response to the…
Tauranga City Council scraps $105m Memorial Park pool plan, starts new design
The council approved $50,000 to develop concept designs for the new facility. It did not yet have an…
On The Up: Tauranga teen Ellison Hollands crowned world junior girls’ waterski racing champion
Ellison’s driver is her dad, Gene Hollands, and they race at up to about 130km/h, with Ellison on…
Armed police block Barrett Rd in Whakamārama for search
“They wouldn’t tell the public why or when it would be open,” she said. “It was definitely something…
Obituary: Former Tauranga Boys’ College principal Graham Young remembered as visionary educator
Young was appointed principal of the school at the end of 1984 and took the reins in 1985.…
More than 100 dog attacks on people in Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty in a year
Tauranga City Council animal services team leader Brent Lincoln said the dog’s owner was walking three dogs, two…
Mount Maunganui dragon sculpture ordered off council land after bylaw breach
The dragon, made from scrap metal, sitting on a large rock at night, at the end of Commons…
Construction sector in Tauranga and Western Bay hits economic headwinds
Residential building consents in Tauranga dropped 22% over the past year, while nationally they increased 1%. Infometrics chief…
Tauranga man discharged without conviction for having ambulance light and siren, police equipment
When police conducted a search warrant earlier this year, they found it installed in his vehicle. This gave…
Pato Alvarez loses final bid for name suppression after sex crime convictions
Alvarez is the Bay Dreams and One Love founder and former owner, was involved in the failed Juicy…
Lone Star Tauranga owner in liquidation as former staff claim thousands in unpaid holiday pay
She said it was “unfair” for the business to withhold holiday pay entitlements. “Our employer refuses to pay…
Tauranga couple withdraws liquor licence application for Maungatapu Sports Bar
A sale and purchase agreement to buy the bar was conditional on a liquor licence. Wilson earlier told…