A 41-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 59-year-old woman who was killed while trying to protect her daughter early yesterday morning.

A 59-year-old woman was killed yesterday while trying to protect her daughter from a flash of violence that also left two others injured.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was killed in Tauranga this morning.

Dev Sangha said he saw his "daughter's blood before his eyes" before he charged at her killer in the High Court at Rotorua today.

The man who admitted murdering a Tauranga mother and her daughter and stashing the 2-year-old girl's body in washing machine has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

A restaurant manager created an elaborate scheme so he could steal nearly $140,000 from his employer to feed his gambling addiction.

Chris Langdon's style is influenced by travel - but she still thinks Auckland is the best shopping city in the world.

Police have resumed their search for an elderly hunter believed to have been swept down a Bay of Plenty river on Saturday.

The Chinese company that sparked a fierce national debate last year about foreign investment in farming is ploughing ahead with plans to export millions of cartons of UHT milk from New Zealand to China.

From zombie killer to Norse god, Tim Balme has had a busy career, on both sides of the television camera. He tells Rebecca Barry about juggling these roles.

One man is dead after a jet boat collided with a marker buoy in Tauranga Harbour this afternoon.

Twenty-three gang members will appear in Tauranga District Court today.