Latest from Tauranga

Scott Yeoman: Why the Jofra Archer racism incident angers and embarrasses me

I was in the crowd at Bay Oval, I saw Jofra Archer stop and talk to security.

Local Focus: Mauao base track repairs begin

Remediation work gets underway to fix damaged track before Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Look what the cat dragged in: Thieving feline's taste for shoes

Have you lost a pair of shoes lately?

Rugby: Carroll gets Blues call up to replace Wardlaw

But Baden told him to go for it.

'Good luck': Gang leader rubbishes National's plans

'Are we not allowed to spend time with our own family members?'

Man shot dead in hostage siege hurt his daughters: Family

Family say the man's two daughters were hurt by their dad during the siege.

'Unless I'm lucky, this is going to kill me': Elderly couple's 17-hour airport ordeal

The couple spent all night sitting upright in hard airport chairs with nowhere to sleep.

Top rugby player swaps boots for whistle

And she is on the verge of becoming a top referee.

'He nearly killed us': Mum of children held hostage by father speaks

She said she suffered nine years of abuse at his hands.

2019 SX2 title win was 'too easy'

And Josiah Natzke has his eyes set on more wins.

Local Focus: Sprinklers blamed for early water restrictions

Council asks community to use water efficiently. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Sprinklers blamed for early water restrictions

Council asks community to use water efficiently. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

TJ Perenara vs RBHS Stuart Leach - whose try was best?

Rotorua Boys' High School first XV player Stuart Leach has been placed among the stars.

Fatal shooting: Girls out of hospital, hostage-taker a 'recluse'

A man was shot dead by police yesterday after holding children hostage with a machete.

Man shot during Tauranga siege 'a bit of a recluse'

Residents of a quiet Tauranga street have described the man shot by police yesterday.

Two children stable after fatal SH2 crash, witnesses sought

Police are now seeking the public's help for information following the crash.

'Don't lock it away with big red gates': John Key on Auckland's port

Key joined forces with fellow former Prime Minister Helen Clark to make the call.

Hostage-taker shot dead: 'We had to get those kids out of that house'

A man has been shot by police after taking three children hostage.