Latest from Tauranga

'A real burden': Winter warning of Covid, flu peaks and hospital impact

Plus: How many doctors and nurses have been absent from work for Covid-related reasons.

Serious assault of Bayfair worker near bus stop, youths blamed

The worker has been left with a significant eye injury.

Family in 'absolute shock' after man killed in suspected homicide in Tauranga

Police called to a disorder incident; when they got there they found a body.

SH29 lane to close as drivers ignore lower speed limit for repair work

And some vehicles won't be allowed to use the highway at all.

Ram raids: Why locking up teens 'born in the cracks' won't help - youth workers

'Most of those we work with were born in the cracks. They never had a fair chance.'

Michele Hunter: We need to make it inconvenient to commit crime

OPINION: Where is the justice for the victims?

Letters to the editor: Banning smacking is behind crime rate

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Call for bus ban for kids causing trouble at Tauranga stops

The Act Party's media stand-up in downtown Tauranga.

Watch: 9-year-old singer's song about mental health

"You're always going to feel better and you can get through when things are hard."

CBD transformation: $1.5b in developments planned for 'empty' city centre

PLUS: What locals think about the CBD, and an academic view on what investment can do

'Buyer's market': Median house price suffers biggest fall in 30 years

But one expert says the city is in a better position than the rest of the country.

'Farewell to the old': Demolition of Tauranga City Council building to begin

Work is expected to begin next month.

'Let's do better': Women ridiculed on the Mount turn insult into empowerment

A group of women who were ridiculed on the Mauao track didn't let it stop them.

Opinion: Simon Henry apology: Women no longer have a designated lane

OPINION: Misogyny, like racism is embedded in our customs and institutions.

'We got nothing': Resident's last-ditch effort for action

The presentation prompted an apology from commission chairwoman Anne Tolley.

The Premium Debate: why bowel cancer screening is so important

OPINION: Bay of Plenty Premium subscribers have their say.

'A lifesaver': Bowel screening programme rolling out in the Bay this month

Plus: The symptoms of bowel cancer and what to look out for.

Watch: Out-of-control car smashes into house, narrowly misses man

'I moved back and threw myself sideways - it was the only to get out of the way.'