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Hidden gems the secret to boosting local tourism

Opinion: Think you've seen everything a city has to offer? Think again.

What to do in Tauranga and the Western Bay

There are plenty of hidden gems in the region to occupy all ages these holidays.

Is displaying photos of alleged shoplifters in store wrong?

"If they want privacy they shouldn't do silly things," a local business owner says.

Summer read: National brands leave as shopping centre empties

Empty shops plague Devonport Rd in Tauranga's CBD.

Bay spends nearly $4b on property in 2020. PLUS: Tauranga's top 5 sales of the year revealed

REINZ: Tauranga's median house price jumped $125,000 in just 11 months.

Thousands flock to 'chilled out' New Year's community celebrations

New Year's Eve celebrations across the city get the big thumbs up for many revellers.

Woman charged over death of man in Kawerau

A woman has been charged with assaulting with a weapon.

'Good behaviour all round' at The Other Side festival

"The biggest issue was people getting blisters from their new Doc Martens."

'The romantic tutus did it, that sealed my fate'

Tauranga's Prue Gooch has been honoured for her services to dance.

Summer read: Bay holiday parks snapped up by overseas-owned corporate

Aussie corporates stepping in as a generation of Baby Boomer park owners retire.

$1 million richer: Mount Lotto player wins big

First Division was won in last night's Lotto draw

'Rebel' humanitarian thought honour letter was a scam

'You were always a rebel and always wanted to change the world.'

Honour astounds recently revealed book prize donor

'I'm not shy at all. I'm just a very private person.'

Teen with broken collarbone hooks 360kg black marlin

15-year-old relied on strength of his legs to bring in big fish.

One person dead following medical event in Omokoroa

The incident happened about 2pm.

New Year's Eve returns to the Mount after five-year hiatus

The party stopped in 2016 when Tauranga City Council axed its annual beachfront concert.