False needle in strawberry complaint cost store $3600
Supermarket threw out 2400 punnets valued at $3565 after false complaint.
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Heatwave: Sunscreen supply runs out at Mount Maunganui
Sunblock supplies down, fans selling out and slushy sales up- people are feeling the heat.
Businessman buys AC/DC drummer's home for retirement pad
Phil Rudd has lived in the Otumoetai home for the past nine years
Local Focus: 96-year-old Elvor and 28-year-old Joe are best mates
Meet the besties who are almost 70 years apart. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'It was just so loud': Ute brings down two power poles
The incident happened on Otumoetai Rd about 6.50am.
'He was our hero': Hundreds farewell Tauranga kitesurfer
Logan David Gemming: April 3 1981 - January 20 2019
Haka performed to farewell Tauranga kitesurfer Logan Gemming
Logan Gemming was farewelled in Tauranga
Children's bones among those washed up on beach
Three sacks of human bones retrieved from Newdicks Beach after urupa washed into sea.
Student lives in van for 18 months to avoid skyrocketing Wellington rents
Jonathan Ford studied fulltime while living in van and it was "the best year of my life".
Man jailed for starving his two dogs
Tauranga dog owner Louis Delves jailed for four and a half months.
Biosecurity minister announces crackdown after stink bug find
Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor announces a crackdown on transitional facilities.
Toxic shellfish alert for parts of Bay of Plenty and Waikato
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued the public health warning yesterday.
'Rusty' thumbtack found in blueberry dessert
A Tauranga man found a "rusty" tack in his blueberry.
Police find body of missing man Finn Yeats
Police have confirmed they have found the body of a missing Carterton man.
Local Focus: Hottest time of the year is the worst time for pets
Kittens and puppies are cute and need to be cared for. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Location of missing Katikati teen given to family
Concerns had been mounting for a Katikati teenager who has not been seen for five days.
Wife grieves for husband killed in kitesurfing accident
Logan Gemming died at Fergusson Park in Tauranga yesterday.
Learning local: Stink bug threat turns kids on to science
Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"
Man killed in kitesurfing incident in Tauranga
The kite was caught by a gust of wind and crashed.
Family of missing teen: 'We don't know where else to look'
The teen is intellectually disabled and her family or friends have not heard from her.
Billboards proclaim medicinal marijuana the next hot product
Medicinal marijuana company claims cannabis sales set to boom.
Big Read: Tauranga women fighting cancer - and the system
Time is a precious thing for Tracy Barr-Smith and Sue Wall-Cade
Veerle ten Have and Max van der Zalm secure top spots
Bay boardsailors secure wins at nationals in Christchurch.
Whakatāne woman in serious condition after 22m Mauao fall
Woman fortunate to be hooked on some trees, saving her from falling further.
Cicada kid cracks 'Mount Mauler' mystery
Many beachgoers in the Tauranga area have fallen victim to the Mount Mauler.
Tauranga CBD and trains shut down after gas leak
Part of central Tauranga has been shut down due to a major gas leak.
Strong reactions to new 'skatepark' that isn't
It's not pretty... yet! Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tauranga firm fined $24k for building works without consents
Defence lawyer claimed the fine should be less as it made no profit from the new units.
Bella Vista demolition work to begin in coming weeks
Upper levels of some of the houses likely to be removed, block foundations demolished.
Police to use CCTV to track dangerous drivers
Tauranga police aim to use city security cameras to track down dangerous drivers.
Police enquiries continue into reports of a gunman near Te Puke
Police enquiries continue into after reports of a gunman on the loose near Te Puke
Matakana Island death: Two men arrested
Two men have been arrested following the death of a man on Matakana Island.
Cluster of rats at Bay of Plenty picnic spot disgust local
A Maketū man who encountered a plague of rats says more needs to be done.
Sixteen deaths from adverse and mental health events
Fourteen of the deaths related to mental health events over a period of 18 months.