Latest from Tauranga

The fake $50 and the off-duty cop: How a man was nabbed for making fake money

How did he do it and why?

'He just didn't have to be killed': Grieving whānau speak out after police shooting

Keeri Hooper still remembers the confusion in her brother's eyes before he was shot.

Local Focus: Commissioners on tour in Tauranga

Commissioners Long-term Plan out for public feedback. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Andrea Fox: Gibson's exit symptomatic of shambolic Ports of Auckland

OPINION: A tale of two port CEO resignations.

Benefit boosts 'like Lotto' for some, Budget offers less for others

Benefit rises will help people cover costs such as extra fuel, food, shoes or other goods.

Gangsters' paradise: Police figures reveal the gang capital of NZ

There were 1058 gang members in October 2017 in the Bay. Now there are 1493.

Mount house sells for $5.6m in 'fast and furious' auction

Plenty of locals with $4m-plus budgets are snapping up prime properties.

'No plan, no future, no hope': Tourism bosses defeated ahead of Budget 2021

"It's hope that's kind of gone. And we are not seeing any future plan."

'There's very little waste.' Bay of Plenty schools say Govt funded lunches improve attendance and focus

School leaders say listening to student feedback helps to get buy in for lunch scheme.

Local Focus: Today is ME day

"Chronic Fatigue doesn't do it justice." Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Scared for my life': Witness in double murder trial says gun was turned on him

A Crown witness has described what happened when the man he worked for was fatally shot.

'Massive inquiry': New townhouse development to be built opposite Tauranga racecourse

The Stables in Greerton had "massive inquiries" in days, Bask in the Mount has sold out.

DoC investigating grisly remains of great white shark in Tauranga

The great white shark is a protected species under the Wildlife Act.

Tauranga's Olivia Rogers fighting to be hired on The Apprentice

Hitting screens tonight, the first season boasts a $50,000 prize Rogers likes the look of.

Exclusive: Man charged in plot to import cocaine from Mexico worked at Tauranga port

A stevedore was among eight people arrested after an eight-month covert investigation.

Desperate measures: Would you pay $30,000 upfront to get a rental?

The housing crisis is now 'eating into middle-class NZ' and is causing trauma.

Double murder trial: Girlfriend tells of hearing gunshots

The girlfriend of one of the Ōmanawa shooting victims has given evidence about his death.

Local Focus: Katikati Station – two years in the making

Tauranga Model Railway Club looks for a permanent home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.