When Cherie Jeffery and Paul Jenness built a barn-style home, there was no debate about how it would look.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who lives in Tauranga, has had his cannabis conviction quashed on the grounds that it would have stopped him from continuing to tour with the rock band. The 56-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined...

A pumpkin the size of a tractor wheel and the weight of two baby elephants made a perfect-sized sofa for Ella Gordon-Scapens.

A driver involved in a head-on collision that seriously injured one of the Western Bay of Plenty's top cops has been charged.

A heavily armed police officer stormed a swimming club in the middle of a race last night - making children stand against a wall.

A weekend in Tauranga has a wet theme for Sarah Lawrence who goes kayaking, to a seafood festival, looks for dolphins and visits hot pools.

Few riders had an answer for the strength and raw speed of Mount Maunganui's Cody Cooper on Sunday.

A man accused of murdering a Tauranga mother, who died trying to save her daughter, can now be named after a court imposed suppression order lapsed.

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.