Merivale principal Jan Tinetti features high on the Labour party list.

Heavy rainfall has hit Bell Rd residents and farmers hard.

Slips, flooding and dog evacuations in Tauranga as a month's worth of rain fell.

Tauranga residents are rubbish at recycling.

Park has become a dumping ground for unwanted chickens, dogs, cats and even pigs

Principals are frustrated at another cost being forced on local schools.

A Tauranga couple have kicked off their marriage with an extraordinary act of kindness.

Margaret Richardson has cancer in her lung, chest wall, spine and rib cage.

Tauranga Fire Service and insurance investigators were today trying to discover the cause of the blaze which left a Birch Ave storage

A raging early morning fire threatened three Birch St businesses and gutted a large storage shed.

A mockup of what The Mall (Pilot Bay) would look like - one-way for motorists with a separated cycleway. Photo/supplied Pilot_bay_mockup_correct_di Adams

WHAT ARE WE DOING? Tauranga Homelessness Steering Group presented findings and plans to city councillors on how to tackle the wicked

The oystercatcher chicks hatched on Mount Maunganui Beach are not of out danger yet. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 120117aw26bop.JPG One of

The partner of a woman seriously injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of State Highway 2 is calling for safety upgrades on the road to be fast-tracked.

One of the cars involved in a crash just south of Katikati. PHOTO/GEORGE NOVAK 100117gn03bop Long stretch of traffic along State Highway

UNSAFE: David Hindmarsh at Ridge Country Retreat is disappointed to have to tell his guests they can't swim in Kaiate Falls. Photo/John

It's here. The largest cruise ship to ever visit Tauranga sailed in today at 6.20am, welcomed by thousands of people gathered on

A budding family of oystercatchers has taken over a prime spot on Mount Maunganui's main beach.

Mary Donald was a woman who didn't act her age. At 92-years-old she still played 18 holes of golf twice a week, trimmed her lawn

A wheelchair-bound man went to the beach for the first time in 20 years this weekend - all because of a simple beach mat.

An American tourist was hit and killed by a truck in Tauranga after booking a cycling tour while visiting the city on the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice.

I was proud to be American. I was sure Hillary Clinton would win. It was unimaginable that such a dangerous buffoon could defeat

The Tauranga man who drowned in Napier refused to give up on his dream of becoming a teacher despite facing homelessness after shifting to the Bay of Plenty.

Several costume shops in Tauranga have pulled clown costumes from their shelves, following the examplein the footsteps of stores nationwide. The

When a Papamoa man came home to find his home broken into and his food cupboards raided he wasn't angry.

Tauranga job listings have seen a huge spike in the past three months and businesses are struggling to fill vacancies - with one employer

Move aside All Blacks, Mount Maunganui's India O'Connell's face will soon be appearing on the Weet-Bix cereal packet on breakfast

The four-bedroom two-bath house in Tauranga will go under the virtual hammer this month with a $1 reserve.

Tauranga newlyweds Michael and Katie Julian have been left devastated after finding out burglars stole their wedding photos.

The Tauranga community has come out in force to help find widower Brett Morrison's wife's stolen jewellery - even those on the "other side of the law".

Possum the dog has been found safe and well on the side of State Highway 1, nearly two weeks after being stolen along with a truck. Possum

Thieves have stolen Bay widower Brett Morrison's wife's jewellery - including her engagement and wedding rings and the earrings she wore on their wedding day.

A Papamoa family is still homeless, three weeks after losing almost everything they owned in a house fire. The Dickson Rd home of

A boatie says he feared for his life as a group of angry fishermen chased him for a "bloody scary" half-hour.

From Papamoa to the big city - one 12-year-old girl is chasing her dream of musical theatre. Olivia Carr-Manoit got a big - and unexpected

Further details have been released about the outlets set to open at the Bay's newest shopping centre. After a decade in the making

A national day recognising New Zealand land wars will not affect local commemorations of Tauranga's two fierce battles. Work is underway

The Bay of Plenty's economic outlook has topped the country for the sixth quarter in a row. New cars, new houses and record exports

Robber threatens dairy owner with a knife and flees carrying the store's till.

The orca calf that captured the country's heart with its struggle to survive has been buried on an island overlooking the ocean where wild orca frequent.

A baby orca is now at home swimming around a 6m wide Para pool on a council reserve overlooking the Tauranga harbour. On Wednesday

A Tauranga mother whose 2-year-old was hospitalised with the flu is warning others to get vaccinated - especially those with respiratory illness.

When John Ewart asked for his first day off in almost 10 years, the staff at Aquinas College could hardly believe the reason.

A woman was busted selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer while she was breastfeeding her young baby as part of a nationwide drug sting.

K Bear the cat has turned up at home, acting like nothing has happened.

The Bay of Plenty's biggest cruise ship season yet has almost drawn to a close with one last ship expected to berth in Tauranga next month.

The massive campaign to find a missing pooch.

Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust has welcomed four new boats to its fleet named after four Tauranga sailors.