by Kiri GillespieDAMAGED: The roof of this car is stoved in after a crash with a man attempting to cross the Tauranga Eastern Link

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sighting of unexplained lights in Bay skies have sparked nearly a dozen similar reports

Charges set to double in parts of Tauranga city centre to encourage more bus use

Tamsin Trainor welcomes baby just after success in seven-year fight for justice

Bay of Plenty Tourism thrilled with response to survey on life in region

A Herculean effort by his three mates brought Sam Brown's body back to his family.

North Island Showjumping Champs in Tauranga 'fantastic', says organiser.

Beachgoers seemed mostly oblivious of the feat as Brent Bourgeois and Nathan Pettigrew arrived in Tauranga after an epic paddle.

Candidate and MP to help raise funds and awareness for Tauranga Women's Refuge

A Tauranga psychologist is team up with the son of a Hollywood star to "start a conversation" about the effects of childhood trauma on mental health.

SHEER GRUNT: Jodie Verhulst, right, battles fellow Tauranga driver Cole Armstrong at Baypark over the weekend. PHOTO / SIMON CHAPMAN

RATES BUMP: City-wide rates for Tauranga are proposed to lift by 3.8 per cent this year. PHOTO/FILE A_140515gn38bop.JPG By John Cousins Tauranga

Brent Bourgeois and Nathan Pettigrew arrived in Mt Maunganui tonight after paddling and kayaking from Auckland.

A young Tauranga couple are building their dream home for no more than $40,000.

A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A $5 million dollar proposal to build a state-of-the-art tourist information centre has been approved by Tauranga City Council, but in a digital age could there have been a different way of supporting tourists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Tauranga woman was due to talk with Mike Hosking, but said the conversation might take an odd turn.

Tamsin Trainor, who took a private prosecution against the man who attacked and tried to strangle her, finally saw her attacker admit guilt.

UNINHABITABLE HOUSE: Rusty Kane and the council-owned house that has sat empty for about 18 months behind Brookfield retirement village

A mockup of what The Mall (Pilot Bay) would look like - one-way for motorists with a separated cycleway. Photo/supplied Pilot_bay_mockup_correct_di Adams

By Ruth Keber HARD TIMES: Paul Hilliam remembers the Christchurch earthquakes six years after the devastated the South Island city

A Tauranga school principal says substandard housing in the city is making children sick - with 11 of her pupils hospitalised within

A Tauranga man caught importing ecstasy powder and tablets, who claimed he got the idea from watching a television programme, has

A Tauranga man has snared one of the biggest awards in the visual effects industry for his work on Game of Thrones. Caleb Thompson

Double-murderer Jason Reihana was treated at Waikato Hospital earlier this month next to patients unaware they were sharing a ward with him.

Workplace safety legislation that came into effect last year has influenced two award-winning local companies in a range of ways

The Pukehina man who fell asleep while driving and bowled a mother and her two young children as she pushed a pram has faced his penalty

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.