Latest from Tauranga

Stevedore part of plot to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into NZ

A stevedore is accused of being part of a plot to import cocaine into New Zealand.

Average house price tops $1 million in Wellington

Nationally, values rose 2.2 per cent in May, a slight reduction on April's 3.1 per cent.

Great white shark meat seized in Tauranga

Great white sharks are protected under the Wildlife Act 1953.

Suburb Spotlight: TV star new Pāpāmoa police chief

Suburb Spotlight: There's a new sheriff in Pāpāmoa and he's a familiar face.

'Disappointed but not surprised': Race commissioner reacts to racist jeers

"Racist comments do affect people's wellbeing."

'Speak English': Crowd jeers at woman greeting them in te reo Māori

'All I wanted to do when I got off that stage was walk straight out the door.'

'Outrageous': Bank freezes pensioner's accounts, locked-out daughter fumes

'I am her biological daughter. There's no fraud.'

Local Focus: Cyclists invisible in truck blindzones

"Pretty eye-opening to be honest" for hidden cyclists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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."