Local Focus: Arts festival opens
A choir signals the start of the Tauranga Arts Festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Local Focus: Arts festival opens
A dawn chorus signalled the start of the Tauranga Arts Festival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Armed police used to back up search warrant
A Tauranga neighbourhood buzzed with rumours tonight after the arrival of armed police.
Man seriously hurt in Tauranga court cell dies
A man found seriously hurt after being left alone in a court cell has died.
Driver killed as Tauranga quarry truck rolls
A truck and trailer has rolled in rural Welcome Bay.
Water rescue saves man after 90 minute ordeal
Man who fell from a boat in Tauranga couldn't climb onto a ladder when help arrived.
'The whole thing went up in flames'
A Tauranga children's playground has been torched and destroyed.
Nationwide leadership drought for marae
Māori elders worry as fewer youth rise up the ranks to fill crucial gaps.
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe pens book
Infamous criminal Dean Wickliffe speaks to the Weekend Herald about his new book.
The life and times of NZ's most 'notorious' crim
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Wickliffe has spent more time in prison than any other Kiwi, bar one.
Married at First Sight bride cyberbullied
MAFS bride Lacey Swanepoel says she has received death threats and threats to her family
Man discovered seriously hurt in court cells
A man remains in a serious condition today after he was found injured in court cells.
Killer anaesthetic ends paramedic dream
Lynda Hodge's dream of becoming a paramedic has been dashed by a change of anaesthetic.
Woman denies plotting to harm DJs' reputation
Woman denies she accused pair of Tauranga motel rape to ruin their reputations.
Local Focus: Sevens star balances training with motherhood
Kayla McAlister - professional sportswoman and young Mum. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Sevens star balances training with motherhood
Kayla McAlister - professional sportswoman and young Mum. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Tauranga has big pay/house price gap
Bay has one of the largest disparities between wage and house price growth.
Uber moves into Tauranga
Uber has confirmed it is planning to set up its service in Tauranga.
New MP 'keen to get stuck in'
Angie Warren-Clark heads to Parliament as a Labour list MP.
Armed robbery of TAB sparks manhunt
No one was hurt, but staff were traumatised by the aggravated robbery, police say.
Plastic bag ban '10 years too late'
Greengrocer applauds supermarkets ditching plastic bags but says there are other options.
Police warning about creepy man on Mount
Police are looking into reports of a man approaching women at the Mauao summit.
Whale found on ship's bow victim of 'unfortunate accident'
The body of a whale slumped across the bow of a ship has been brought into Tauranga.
Record property sale signals Tauranga boom
Hundreds of millions worth of development projects to inject new life into CBD.
Local Focus: Labour candidate in limbo
Angie Warren-Clark is a seat away from Parliament. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Labour candidate in limbo
Angie Warren-Clark is a seat away from Parliament. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jacinda Ardern readies for talks with NZ First
Jacinda Ardern says she expects Labour or the Greens to pick up at least one extra seat.
Men charged after stabbing in central Tauranga
Two men have been arrested following a stabbing in central Tauranga.
Police appeal after brazen Papamoa break in
The moment a burglar smashed his way into a Papamoa shop has been caught on camera.
Person hurt as digger falls into Bay of Plenty drain
A person has been hurt after an incident near Maketu involving a digger.
Son of missing man: 'I know he is still around somewhere'
The son of a father missing for 13 years speaks out.
Weekend weather: What are you in for?
Patches of showers and rain will reach all parts of the country this weekend.
Cash, drugs and guns: Inside the police war on the Head Hunters
The raid on Head Hunter boss Wayne Doyle is the latest battle in a "targeted" police war.
Birthday luck behind $500k Lotto win
"It's just the most wonderful feeling," says Tauranga woman after Lotto win.