Latest from Tauranga

Weather: Heavy rain watch in place as forecast predicts wet week ahead

Tauranga Airport recorded 83mm of rain in 48 hours.

Opinion: Why evicting unruly state tenants is not the answer

OPINION: Kicking unruly tenants out is going to have its own implications for society.

Storage wars: Inside the growing business of shipping containers

Spoiler: Lots of them are being used for anything but shipping.

Convicted architectural designer gets building licence back - and faces fresh complaint

His history of fines, suspensions and cancellations is not listed on the public register.

'Home will be so empty': Partner's tribute to league player who died after on-field injury

Officials are investigating the 'tragic incident'.

Tauranga Police appeal for help to find man who fled crash and may have jumped into estuary

The man has not been found and police are appealing for help.

Lonely? How to make a new best friend in adulthood

While you can ask someone, “Are you single?”, there's no question, “Are you friended?”

'The lost, the lonely, the battered, and the bruised': The man fixing broken people

Poverty in Paradise: The team that takes on 'those who are in the too-hard basket'.

'We were not out-manned': District Commander defends police in Ōpōtiki

Hundreds of motorbikes, cars, utes and vans descended on Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki.

'Doting father' critically injured in rugby league match 'won't recover'

Partner 'utterly broken, torn in two'; Officials investigate 'tragic incident'.

PM says ‘gangs contribute nothing to society', gunshots reported in Whakatāne

Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini was killed on Friday in Ōpōtiki.

Opinion: People hiding from gangsters in chillers - how did it come to this?

Someone has to take responsibility for antisocial behaviour in CBDs.

Ōpōtiki Mongrel Mob procession: Police vow to impound vehicles, issue fines, charge drivers

Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini was killed on Friday in Ōpōtiki.

Gang leader killed: 50 extra police sent to Ōpōtiki ahead of funeral

'We’re taking due precautions to have the resources in the right place if they’re needed.'

Demolition job: Replacement retirement village to feature four-storey complex

Meet the 81-year-old resident who was at the digger controls when demolition began.

Simple steps to make winter healthier and avoid system overload

Opinion: What Kiwis need to know to stay healthy with winter illnesses on the rise.