Latest from Tauranga

Family whose Rottweiler ‘Chopper’ attacked vet ordered to remove ‘threatening’ FB page

A judge ordered the removal of a Facebook page that posted threats against a Tauranga vet.

Paid parking and bus lane plans on hold after community concerns - council

Tauranga initiatives have been delayed after feedback from the community.

'Cannot believe it': Kiwi pair become first ever climbers to qualify for Olympics

The Tauranga pair made history in Melbourne.

Phone not pliers helps patient resolve toothache agony

With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.

Why being poor costs more - foodbanks need our support

OPINION: The cost-of-living crisis has turned a hard situation into an impossible one.

Three Kiwi sustainable swimwear brands to watch, including the world’s first zero-waste label

The fashion industry has been known as the second-biggest polluter in the world.

Mobility scooter crash: Dedicated gardener bought plants the day he died

A relative says Eddie Duffy often made the long ride to Bunnings to buy more blooms.

'Dirty, old mutton': Pet food factory fined $70k for smells

Residents complained of 'putrid, acrid roasting smell' like 'rotten, stinking, dead meat'.

Time is ripe for more government asset sales

OPINION: Many of us have an irrational fear of asset sales.

'Vicious cycle': Beloved Tauranga bakery slashes staff to stay afloat

'I’m not certain about our future at all'.

Son charged with father's murder in Pāpāmoa

The Crown alleges the son fatally stabbed his father with a butcher's knife.

Foodbank store gives clients 'control and ownership' over food choices

A financial mentor says Tauranga Community Foodbank's store is “mana-enhancing”.

Zespri releases record forecast after 'tough couple of years'

'It’s great to have this confidence in our product and see this demand.'

One dead and one critically injured in Te Puke crash

Emergency services were called to the crash on Tuesday night.

'Fix it properly': 80yo fed up after potholes patched 11 times in 2.5 years

'You can’t just shovel gravel in there and leave it.'

Undercover cop grilled over befriending murder-accused in fatal house fire cold case

Daughter Lynne Maree Martin is on trial for Ronald Russell Allison's murder.

Flood survivor, 73, says units found ‘unsafe for elderly’ should be demolished

Future of flood-damaged pensioner units is to be decided this week.

Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death

The child died just three days before their 5th birthday.