Latest from Tauranga

'Flabbergasted': City split over new rates-funded kerbside rubbish service

'If I don't want a big bin, why should it be forced on me?'

Significant changes ahead for SH2/SH29A Te Maunga junction

Significant charges on their way for the Te Maunga intersection junction of SH2/SH29A.

Mongrel Mob Kawerau president and 7 others on trial

Eight people accused of drug dealing offences are on trial in Hamilton District Court.

Bay Steamers team to play Wellington Lions named

Bay of Plenty Steams team to play Wellington Lions named.

Set to sizzle: Are you a BBQ master?

Battle of the BBQs Tauranga brings together Kiwis for a BBQ cook-off.

Local Focus: Who is Angie Warren-Clark, Labour candidate for Bay of Plenty?

Labour candidate Angie Warren-Clark's election profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Opinion: Women and the young bear brunt of economic 'scarring'

COMMENT: We need to think creatively about how firms might engage with job seekers.

Jo Raphael: We need Aucklanders

COMMENT: Aucklanders need to spend their money in the regions - not just Auckland.

Two years on: Work continues to make Welcome Bay corridor safer

A lot of effort went into opening the road but was it worth it?

Local Focus: Tauranga candidates talk tough on law and order?

Is it as simple as more in prison means safer streets? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tauranga candidates talk tough on law and order?

Is it as simple as more in prison means safer streets? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Shark spotted in Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay

The shark is believed to be about 3m long.

Council adopts rates funded waste collection system

The new service will initially cost $230 including GST for the first year.

'We can have a great summer': Bay reacts to alert level 1

It means people can be social again which benefits mental health, event organisers say.

David Beck: How I'm fighting anxiety one day at a time

Conquering mental health issues is a journey not a destination.

Kristin Macfarlane: Focus on mental health timely in 2020

COMMENT: Increasingly open conversations about wellbeing can only be a good thing.