Phil Rudd's record producer Simon Britton arrives by helicopter.

Phil Rudd is filming his new music video in Tauranga

Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless turns the first sod for the waterfront revamp project.

Work officially started today on the project to revamp Tauranga's waterfront.

Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless will be taking part in a Tour of Tauranga bike ride to raise money for the Bay of Plenty Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Former Otumoetai College student Anneke Jenkins has fought serious illness and injury to remain at the top of her sport.

Meg Russell's 18-year-old son Brendan died by suicide in 2012. She wants to talk about it, wants others to talk about it and is determined to not let others to go through the devastation.

As the long weekend kicks off police are on alert. Stay safe on the roads!

Tauranga astrophotographer Amit Kamble's stunning picture of a lighthouse on a starry night has won the supreme trophy in New Zealand's top astrophotography challenge - the Harry Williams Astrophotography competition. He takes us behind the scenes of how he made it work.

Tauranga woman Brigitte Mouat, who can't eat herself, is launching a charity to help families with one meal a week.

A pet lamb has died after it was repeatedly kicked by a youth while tied to a fence unable to escape, with its injuries likened to being hit by a car or shot with a rifle.

Tauranga marine enthusiast Nathan Pettigrew warns people to take greater care with seals after he stopped a group of children in the middle of throwing rocks at one in effort to wake it up.

A huge swimming pool is up for online auction with just a $1 reserve.

Hand-made reusable bags are available for shoppers to pick up, use, and return in the middle of Red Square, in a bid to combat the high number of plastic bags used. Charlotte Manville set up the community-driven initiative - Boomerang Bags.

Tauranga father David Hurn opens up about the impact suicide can have on those left behind, after his son died by his own hand. Video/Andrew Warner

Chelles McIntosh and her daughter Lian Hobbs, 15, are still traumatised after seeing one of their dogs being viciously attacked in Yatton Park 11 days ago.

Uretara Island, in Ohiwa Harbour, is now free of rats, and native birds are thriving, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sir Gordon Tietjens was named as head coach of the Samoan sevens programme and will take up his new role on Jan, 1, 2017. Why did he chose there when he was approached by several other countries including Canada and Fiji?

More than 520 new jobs and $111 million of capital investment could be pumped into Tauranga if prospective new businesses take the plunge and shift to the city.

Sugar, spice, and everything nice was baked into the 247 Hottest Home Baker competition, to raise money for the Tauranga Breast Cancer Support Services.

An education resource has been created to remember the Rena, and for students to learn about the impacts the distaster had on the area.

When Cathy and Steven Dale's 2-year-old son Joshua was diagnosed with leukemia their world was turned upside down.

Astute decisions or right time, right place - it doesn't much matter to Karl Ruby and his partner, Megan Sycamore.

Mount Maunganui Swimming Club’s Molly Shivnan won six medals at the New Zealand Short Course Champs in Auckland earlier this month.​ It was the individual highlight in a fine team performance from the six swimmers who represented the club.

Retired couple Jean and Peter Craven say living so close to Tauranga's CBD and all the central city amenities was a no-brainer.

Priority One interim chief executive Greg Simmonds says consent figures for the year are likely to reach $1 billion

Balloons with messages were released by the families of lost babies at Elliotts Funeral Services' Rosebank Chapel yesterday.

One person died after a two-truck crash in Pongakawa yesterday.