Midnight 'fishing' trip: Inside NZ's biggest ever cocaine bust
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Booming: Port one of region's biggest success stories
The Port of Tauranga is booming on all fronts. We talk to some people behind the success.
Local Focus: Tenby Powell says Tauranga deserves better
Meet the man behind the suit. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ports of Tauranga ho-hum about buying Ports of Auckland
Focus is on a Government study, however, not Tamihere's sell-off plans.
Loss of Auckland ports could cost ratepayers extra 4 per cent a year
Auckland congested, Northland held back without rail, Tauranga most successful port.
$20m cocaine bust: Bank account freezes continue
Some 46kg of cocaine was hidden in a compartment on the exterior of a ship's hull.
Riegers take Spirit voyage in memory of Hamish
The Spirit of New Zealand docked in Tauranga on November 13-15.
Backpackers smuggle cocaine into NZ in Irish drug ring
NZ police seize bank account in global investigation to target notorious Kinahan cartel.
Record-breaking NZ sharemarket poised for Big Wednesday
The sharemarket is poised for big Wednesday, with a slew of results due.
$30m freight centre planned in Tauranga
Mainfreight embarking on big investment based on its faith in Bay's future.
WorkSafe still probing port incident
Three Port workers worried about fumes took themselves to hospital on Thursday.
Bikie busters: Police move on Australian gangs in NZ
Busy port and Australian gangs the targets of new police squad in Tauranga.
Tauranga port worker 'quarantined and decontaminated'
The Maritime Union has linked the hospitalisations to methyl bromide exposure.
Big ships muscle up Port of Tauranga half year result
Port of Tauranga's big investment preparing for monster cargo ships pays off.
Stockmarket: Kathmandu leads on slow day
Z Energy, A2 Milk and Metro Glass shares also make gains.
Drug bust shows cartels keen on cocaine market
High cocaine prices make New Zealand an attractive market for drug cartels, officials say.
Joyce slams Labour's workplace policy
Finance Minister say employers are very concerned.
Peters' port plan fails to make grade
COMMENT: Deal with Tauranga more logical than shipping freight through Northport.
Port of Tauranga: 'Bluest of NZ blue chips'
Port of Tauranga has transformed itself into Australasia's most efficient port.
Port of Tauranga profit up 7.9 per cent
The growth in annual profit was driven by record volumes of cargo.
Port queries Labour's $20m rail service
Port of Tauranga's boss questions whether Labour's proposal can stay on the rails.
What was container one million?
Port of Tauranga the first in New Zealand to handle a million containers in a year.
Port chief hits out over Tauranga Harbour protest
A flotilla of boats is blocking the shipping lane of Tauranga Harbour.
Five sick from Tauranga port chemical leak
Man says he warned port management he had 'nearly blacked out' from fumes.
Dirty ship ordered to leave Tauranga
A dirty ship was ordered to leave Tauranga waters after it was found to be severely contaminated. In a New Zealand first, the Ministry
Watch NZH Local Focus: New i-site promotes new collaborations in Tauranga
A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Port of Tauranga boosts first half profit
Port of Tauranga is on track to transport more than 1 million containers in a single year.
'Worrying' levels of toxic gas in Tauranga alleged
The Environment Court blocked an application by Envirofume Ltd to fumigate logs for export using methyl bromide at the Port of Tauranga.
Tauranga grabs Aussie exports destined for Asia
Port of Tauranga's new megaship service was expected to boost containers handled by the port to a record-breaking total of more than one million.
Megaship's maiden visit to Tauranga
Watch NZH Local Focus: The largest container ship to enter a New Zealand port, the MV Aotea Maersk, has made its maiden visit to Tauranga.
Biggest container ship to visit NZ docks in Tauranga
The Aotea Maersk is entering Port of Tauranga today.