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Green light! Commissioners vote to establish Māori ward

Tauranga City Council commissioners have unanimously voted to establish a Māori ward.

Local Focus: 'Everybody Eats' feeds bellies not bins

Behind the scenes of a slap-up meal with a difference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The upside of social media

OPINION: Social media is a cesspool. It's also a repository for good memories.

'We're doing our job': Abuse of parking officers skyrockets

'We're doing what we're doing because you're doing something wrong,' an officer says.

Slow lane: Lower speed limits loom for Tauranga commuter routes

"Anyone who believes their lives will somehow be worsened by this ... is dreaming."

'It's heartbreaking': Kids go hungry as families struggle for basics

Charity waitlists are growing as the support they provide relies on donations.

Tauranga port bulging with diverted Auckland imports

Tauranga port container terminal operating at 101 per cent capacity: ideal 75 per cent.

Local Focus: Pāpāmoa Hills upgrade on track

The coming together of three waka. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Popular Waterline educator retires after 16 years

Adrienne Rickey looks back at teaching 39,000 children. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Man dies after being hit by train in Bay of Plenty

The track is closed and police are managing traffic.

Local Focus: Learning to skateboard with Sam's Skate School

Tū Manawa Fast Fund gets kids rolling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Highly careless': CRS Tauranga Ltd fined $86K over 'dirty' harbour discharges

'The defendant did not respond with sufficient urgency or diligence to the ... problems'

Local Focus: Dungeons and Dragons is the perfect diversion for neurodiverse teens

'Imagination can take you into a different world.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Guns, gangs, and hospitals: Nearly 40 people admitted in five years

Most people were shot in the abdomen but fingers and toes also came into the crosshairs.

Skydiving tragedy: Principal pays tribute to 'hard-working young man'

Skydiver's former high school offers to make his funeral a 'fitting memorial' for him.

Skydiving school mourns 'gentle but confident young man'

The 21-year-old Hamilton skydiver was well regarded by classmates and staff alike.

Police name victim of fatal skydiving accident in Tauranga

The dead man was an experienced skydiver on a solo jump.

Skydiver killed in accident believed to have been an instructor

A witness has told of seeing the victim's parachute 'tangled up'.