Latest from Tauranga

Ex-All Black Liam Messam gloves up for nephew

Liam Messam dons his boxing gloves to support nephew's health battle.

Jo Raphael: March 15 terror - we hope this never happens again

OPINION: Second anniversary of "one of New Zealand's darkest days".

Just keep paddling: From Motiti Island to shore on a stand-up paddle board

Jimmy Dow will take on a mighty mission to raise money for the kindy his children love.

Changes are coming to Mount streets - but a one-way traffic trial is likely canned again

Trials of shared path and new roundabout planned but little support for Pilot Bay change.

Local Focus: City Art Walk app a 'love note to the city'

New app offers a handy way to view Tauranga street art. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police called to suspected firearms incident

They thought it was a real firearm but it turned out to be something else.

Man seriously injured in Katikati crash

Five people were in the car when it crashed.

National Jazz Festival giveaway: City set to come alive

Be in to win tickets for the annual festival being held in Tauranga.

'Without funding we would have already closed': International student numbers plummet

Toi Ohomai international student revenue drops by $10 million.

Widow's heartbreak: 'I would give anything to have him tapping me on the shoulder now'

Mike "Maddog" Maddox died in a motorcycle crash last month.

Car flips on harbour bridge

Two crashes have caused chaos on Tauranga roads.

Your chance to have a say on $45m Cameron Rd upgrade

The community is invited to Cameron Rd open days.

Police on hunt for man with links to the Bay of Plenty

There is a warrant to arrest the man who has known links to the Bay of Plenty.

Car crashes through fence, down a bank and into garden

A Ngatai Rd resident saw the whole thing from his kitchen window.

Red Fox Tavern trial: What the unnamed accused told a prison mate

'He was paranoid about being wired. Rightly so as it turned out.'

Jo Raphael: Rates are a necessary evil

OPINION: The status quo is no longer acceptable.

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood 'Tauranga has suffered'

Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Second Tauranga meth smuggler convicted in 500kg drug operation

Another Tauranga man has been convicted for importing 500kg of P and P-dealing charges.