Embattled AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will face a difficult battle to escape conviction on charges he yesterday pleaded guilty to, legal experts say.

AC/DC rocker Phil Rudd told an associate he wanted a former employee "taken out", a court has heard today.

A man killed when he was trapped under a heavy vehicle at a Bay of Plenty quarry today was a 24-year-old from Tauranga, police say.

A person has died after fleeing police who were attending to reports about an out-of-control party 22km south of Tauranga last night.

Two high school students from Tauranga and their robot will be heading to the United States this weekend hoping to become world champions.

Two yachties were rescued by fellow seafarers yesterday, after their 30 foot catamaran capsized during a race.

The first shipment of New Zealand kiwifruit set off from the Port of Tauranga yesterday, marking the start of a season that looks set to see volumes bounce back to pre-Psa levels, says Zespri chief....

Tauranga police are seeking help from members of the public to identify a group of men involved in an alleged sexual assault of a teenager.

On March 26, the last of the southern coastwatchers, John Stuart Jones, was to have voyaged to the Auckland Islands with an expedition to restore his old home in Ranui Cove.

What do you do when two mums give birth to their babies at the exactly the same time? A Tauranga midwife found out while delivering the 'almost twins'.

A student who decided to take his friend’s new car for a spin during a break from class ended up crashing it into a power box - and watching it burn.

A boy who suffered serious injuries after falling from a horse has been flown to Tauranga Hospital.

Promising Tauranga teen Sam Fitness has been left paralysed after falling 6 to 8 metres from a tree.

Devon Hacche's mother may never hear her son speak or see him breathe unassisted after the 8-month-old swallowed a button battery, burning the inside of his throat.

A young child has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Tauranga today.

Large plumes of black smoke from a commercial building fire in central Tauranga could be seen rising above the city's skyline this morning.

A 33-year-old man arrested over an alleged hit and run in Welcome Bay Rd has appeared in court facing one count of murder.

Four commissioners have been appointed to decide whether a resource consent should be granted allowing part of the Rena wreck to remain on Astrolabe Reef.

A pedestrian has died near Tauranga, one man was found dead in his car near Palmerston North and four people were injured in a head-on collision in south Waikato.

Tauranga police are investigating a suspicious fire which occurred in Tareha Lane in Te Maunga last night.

A suspicious item evacuated Tauranga Port this morning and sparked a call-out for police and the Defence Force.

A father and his young son remain in Tauranga Hospital after falling 100m down a cliff on Saturday.

The distraught boss of a 27-year-old man killed in a head-on collision says his employee volunteered to take his place on a business trip.

A father and son are recovering in hospital after falling some 100m down a cliff near Tauranga yesterday.

The driver of a light truck who died in a three-vehicle collision on State Highway 2 in Tauranga yesterday has been named by police.

'That's ratepayer money, it's just unbelievable'. Last week Tauranga City Council put in a $64k traffic island. This week it ripped it up.

One person is confirmed dead and six others are injured after two trucks and an SUV towing a trailer collided tonight in Western Bay of Plenty.

An employer says he's embarrassed, but wants other business owners to beware, after one of his workers charged with handling - and monitoring - finances stole $146k.