Worn at the red carpet premiere of Chasing Great, Gemma Flynn's earrings are being auctioned off for charity.

This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.

Police have charged a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old in relation to an incident at a dairy in Tauranga today.

Tauranga residents are being warned of heavy rain expected to hit the Bay tomorrow and most of Thursday. Metservice issued a severe

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World Car-Free Day comes to Tauranga with surprising results.

Brett Morrison has suffered another blow after discovering his late wife's jewellery has been stolen. On Tuesday morning, Mr Morrison

When Australian songstress Delta Goodrem performed in Auckland, they delayed the show for 20 minutes while waiting for the arrival

The exit of long-serving mayor Stuart Crosby has created a wide-open race for Tauranga's top job.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Leanne Thompson has won her third battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after first being diagnosed with the disease when she was 26.

A Coroner's Inquest has heard how a non-swimmer tried to save his friend's life after he fell into the water at Lake McLaren last year.

A National Basketball League franchise based in the Bay of Plenty is a step closer today after Tauranga City Basketball officially

Slum resident Jeetu Chawla worked every night at Kentucky Fried Chicken while studying at the University of Delhi.

A die-hard Delta Goodrem fan - and double amputee - is off to see her idol in Auckland tonight after radio hosts stepped in to save the day.

House sales in Mount Maunganui/Papamoa rose year-on-year last month while Tauranga sales volumes dropped.

A Tauranga truck driver has been lauded as a hero for stopping to rescue an elderly man's mobility scooter stuck on railway tracks - moments before a train arrived.

A police spokeswoman said they were called to a two-car collision around 3.20pm.

Grieving parents of a woman who died 14 months after she suffered horrific injuries in a cycling accident will scatter her ashes in her favourite swimming spot.

Teacher aide humbled to be given a second chance

A Tauranga wildlife photographer was diving with friends when two orca "appeared out of nowhere".

Authorities say a dog responsible for mauling a young fur seal to death on Pukehina Beach "refused to let go" of the terrified animal when people tried to intervene.

it's time for Kiwi men to take more responsibility for their prostate health.

Two Tauranga sisters with cystic fibrosis have been named as finalists in a national award for their good deeds to raise awareness

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is being used to lure younger Tauranga voters to a Meet the Candidates evening next week. Tauranga

A woman living in a caravan on a friend's lawn has been forced to move out because she breached city rules by staying there for more

Retiring All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has called for a central base for the sport to be established. Tietjens yesterday