Parents 'barely holding in there'
The death of a 5-year-old girl, killed while out riding her bicycle yesterday, could have been prevented, her family says.
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'It's a very sad day'
A young Tauranga girl has died when she was hit by a four wheel drive while riding her bike.
Tauranga pool 'going to the dogs'
Dogs will be allowed to have the last splash at Memorial Pool before the complex closes its doors for the winter season.
RSA menu gets kick in the pantry
Andrew Buenter admits the fare at the Mt Maunganui Returned and Services Association used to be a standing joke.
Maori academic remembered as passionate advocate
A Maori academic who died suddenly during a celebratory occasion at the University of Waikato is being remembered as a passionate advocate and educator.
Fears 1.7m trays of kiwifruit tainted
Export kiwifruit on hold after traces of mechanical lubricant were found on some plastic tray liner.
Investment adviser admits to $1.4m fraud
A financial adviser with clients in the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty has pleaded guilty in the Tauranga District Court to a $1.4 million fraud.
Living the dream Tauranga style
New figures show a surge in the numbers of Aucklanders fleeing the city in favour of Tauranga. Reporter Jamie Morton wonders what has taken them so long.
Small Business: Provinces lure go-getters
Auckland refugees Andrea Cummerfield and Andrew Nalder love Auckland, but also find it "busy and expensive". Last December the couple shifted to Tauranga.
Pedestrian struck by truck still critical
The man was hit while on the Tauranga Harbour Bridge, on State Highway 2, just after 4:30am on Friday.
Pedestrian critical after being hit by truck
A man is in a critical condition tonight after being hit by a truck in the early hours of this morning in Tauranga.
Man hospitalised after crashing car down bank
A man has been flown to Tauranga Hospital after his car rolled down a bank in the wider Bay of Plenty.
Half a month's rain in just a few hours
Tauranga has been deluged by torrential rain this morning with a street closing to vehicles due to flooding.
Support groups struggle with violence
"There is a steady increase of women being abducted, tied up, put in the boot of cars, taken away to the bush or the beach, or their partners having utensils to bury them."
Auckland to Tauranga on Air Chathams
Good old Auckland Domestic. I was glad to see a Dunkin' Donuts had opened down the regional end of the terminal.
House dream 'out the window'
Five years ago, Suzy Atkin made the goal that she would own her own home by the time she was 30. Now at 30, her dream seems further away than ever.
Dog lover's issues reach Tauranga
A dog owner at war with her Auckland neighbours has progressed to a new home - and a brand new controversy - a little further south.
Tauranga: As close to heavenly as you can get
Patricia Greig has a fairy tale stay at a luxury country house near Tauranga.
Happily married for 50 years
When asked to sum up what 50 years of marriage is like, Tauranga man Murray Ellis did not pause for a second.
Man found dead on beach named
The body recovered from the surf at Mt Maunganui has been identified as belonging to a young Nepalese man.
Body found on Mount Maunganui beach
The body of a foreign 22-year-old male was recovered from the surf at Mt Maunganui this morning.
Boy's quick reaction saves dad in stroke
A quick-thinking 11-year-old boy and a computer chair saved precious time and quality of life when Vinnie Smith suffered a stroke on Christmas Eve.
Two bodies found at McLaren Falls
The police dive quad has arrived in Tauranga to help in the search for an Indian man who went missing while swimming at a popular Tauranga lake.
Woman seriously injured by horse
A 73-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was thrown from a horse-drawn cart and kicked in the stomach today.
Tempted by the Tauranga lifestyle
Auckland prices see family looking further afield to find a home
Man hands himself in after footage released
A Tauranga man has handed himself into police after footage was released connecting him to an assault on a woman in a shop in the Bay of Plenty.
Liquor trust chosen to manage state houses
An iwi consortium bidding to buy Tauranga's state houses has chosen a Masterton liquor trust to manage the houses if it wins the tender.
Missing Tauranga woman located
Missing Tauranga woman Alice Campbell, aged 30, has made contact with Police who have confirmed she is safe.