Latest from Tauranga

Local champs feature on Baypark speedway's last night
The Easter Saturday event is the 16th race night of the season.

Masked gunman admits Tauranga dairy robbery
Tauranga man pointed pistol at shop attendant and demanded cash and cigarettes.

Bayfair underpass build begins: Traffic lanes on the move
The Bayfair roundabout will be closed on April 13 as a result.

Bay of Plenty firearms dealer admits charges
The man had associates buy guns that he sold on the black market, police say.

Jo Raphael: Easter the perfect time to spread kindness
OPINION: Easter's the time to pay it forward.

Cameron Rd overhaul: Car parks lost and found and lessons from Greerton 'fiasco'
The question is: 'Can Tauranga keep doing what it's doing?' The reality is that it can't.

Your long weekend guide: Bumper line-up of Easter events in Tauranga
Thousands of visitors expected to descend on Tauranga this Easter weekend.

'This is so predictable. Rates up, bureaucracy up, and still no results'
But the spend-up has been justified as helping deliver city's biggest shake-up in history.

Claim infrared sauna kills tumours slammed
Experts slam unproven claim offering what they consider to be 'false hope'.

Can you cut your toenails? The answer is a clue to how you're ageing
A new DHB app helps people spot signs of ageing and gives tips on how to reverse them

'Hallelujah': City commissioners get glowing review from business community
A 'hallelujah' moment is how a lawyer described the commissioner's first public event

Council and trust to split ownership of waterfront land
Tauranga City Council and Ōtamataha Trust jointly own reclaimed land on Dive Crescent.

Jo Raphael: I didn't master any skills over lockdown
OPINION: Everyone experienced lockdown differently but we were in it together.

Poppy artwork fundraiser takes flight
The flight organiser hopes to raise money for three New Zealand charities.

Commission 'should endorse Māori ward decision'
Tangata Whenua/Tauranga City Council Committee endorse the establishment of a Māori ward.

Pandemic steadies crime rates, some offences increase
The amount of crime in the Bay of Plenty has been steadily rising since at least 2015.

Currie and Wells claim Ironman New Zealand titles
Braden Currie was the winner of the 2021 Ironman New Zealand held this weekend in Taupō.

Chamber Voice: Lockdown, learnings and life in Covid
Chamber of Commerce staff reflects on Covid a year after the country went into lockdown

Council plan to sell housing leaves 78yo in tears
Elderly tenants have mixed emotions about the relocation proposal.

Raise your paws for the Red Puppy Guide Dogs Appeal
A Tauranga man and his dog are keenly supporting the Blind Low Vision NZ Red Puppy Appeal.

Dawn Picken: Government's fluoridation decision the right call
OPINION: Too many people choose to do nothing when it comes to public health

Jo Raphael: This is tiresome, misogynistic and so last century. I'm over it.
OPINION: The critics need to get with the programme - or change the channel.

'Golliwogs' cafe owner: 'People aren't racist against Barbie dolls'
A Bay of Plenty cafe has been called Golliwogs for 18 years.

Tauranga chiropractor offers koha payment option
Patients select the amount they can afford to pay for their treatment

'Raw and naked debate': should council workshops be open to the public?
Over three years, 31 councils held 737 informal meetings in secret.

New youth employment coach ready to make a difference
Melody Lamb is the youth employment coach for Katikati.

Tauranga landlord fined in a district court first
The sentencing is the first time such a case has been brought before a district court.

Letters to the editor: Library and council buildings don't need replacing
OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.