'Hit, attacked and verbally abused' - Bus drivers cop it all
One driver said he was subjected to a ''brown eye'' from a student while exiting the bus.
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Body on a boat: Member of public's desperate CPR effort in vain
Police investigating the death of boatie at Mount Maunganui.
Holi-yay: Sunshine on way after bleak week
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The pros and cons of meat-free diets
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Body found on boat in Mount Maunganui
A man has been found dead on board and another man has been located onshore nearby.
Abortion 'worst form of child abuse imaginable', doctor says
Dr Viliame Sotutu said the bill sent a message "that children's lives are expendable".
'Road rage': Council candidate admits assaulting elderly woman
'Is this even a story?' says candidate who pushed elderly lady.
Local Focus: Mayoral candidate says the Mount is no longer safe
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'Dirty politics': Councillors hit back at attack ad
Two Tauranga city councillors targeted in a full-page attack ad have hit back.
Local iwi show interest in buying Maketu Pies
The deadline for expressions of interest ends October 7
Woman in critical condition after being hit by car
Officers were called to the scene on Seaforth Rd last night
'Every game going to be tough' - premier cricket debutants
Premier newbies Geyser City Cricket Club take on defending champs Eves Realty Greerton.
'I feel honoured to captain her': On board Captain Cook's replica ship Endeavour
A replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour has sailed from Tauranga to Gisborne.
Measles-infected Air NZ passenger landed in Tauranga
A person infected with measles flew from Auckland to Tauranga last month.
Green MP Chloe Swarbrick on her critics and climate change
Chlöe Swarbrick will be speaking at this year's Tauranga Arts Festival.
Armed police on Oceanbeach Rd
Armed police are currently carrying out a pre-planned search warrant near Bayfair
Measles case on Auckland to Tauranga return flights
A person with measles flew between Auckland and Tauranga last Thursday.
Tauranga's property market expected to pick up in spring
Tauranga's median house price was $650,000.
Tauranga homeless camp closes after abatement notice
A homeless campsite has closed following enforcement action by Tauranga City Council.
Iconic Bay company Maketu Pies in receivership
Maketu Pies was placed into receivership last week.
Man arrested after random blindside tackle in Tauranga
Police have arrested a man in relation to a random attack in Tauranga in April.
Councillor's classic car damaged in attack
The damage happened at Downtown the Mount yesterday
Heartbreaking burglaries: But why aren't we reporting them?
More than 26 per cent of crimes reported to Bay of Plenty police were burglaries.
Tauranga cheaper to trade up than Rotorua
The median value of properties bought by first-home buyers in Rotorua was $395,000.
'Emotional Russian roulette': The painful ordeal of IVF
Infertility can be an emotionally and physically painful condition couples try to hide.
Hundreds turn out for student climate strikes
Hundreds turned out to protest for their climate.
Top 10 signs of the student climate strikes
Hundreds of students marched through the city centre
Bella Vista saga: The curious case of the missing computer server
And everyone the liquidators have spoken to is denying knowing anything about it.
Video: Pizza parlour attack - 'he's fallen like a rag doll'
A man randomly attacked in Tauranga is still recovering months after.
Dairy worker assaulted in aggravated robbery
Police were called to Ōmanu Superette on Oceanbeach Rd
From 'world of silence' to whole new world: Toddler's life-changing surgery
Tests revealed the toddler was deaf when she was only a baby.
Busted: $28m of cannabis seized in a year
About $28 million of cannabis was seized in the region and police are not softening up.
How ditching decile ratings could impact Bay schools
Decile-based school funding system could be abolished by 2021 or 2022