Latest from Tauranga

'Gorgeous' or 'terrible'? CBD businesses, ratepayer groups react to $300m civic precinct plan

Business leaders, retailers, and ratepayer representatives don't hold back on the plans.

Martial arts instructor turned drug kingpin headed meth op to fund 'high-life'

The meth bust was 1kg away from becoming New Zealand's largest drug importation raid.

Jo Raphael: You have a choice about vaccines, make the right one

OPINION: Anti-vaxxers are not being discriminated against.

Rob Rattenbury: Failure teaches the realities of life

OPINION: It's dreaded exam time again.

'Way of the world now': Only 1% of Tauranga homes valued under $600,000

OneRoof: Tauranga's current average property value was $1,189,000.

No new Covid cases in Bay of Plenty and Lakes, three 'high risk' locations of interest

Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Te Puke and Taupō locations of interest have been announced.

New liquefaction maps available for Western Bay residents

The maps are available on the council's website.

How to have Christmas without breaking the bank

PS - you can still have your bubbles on Christmas day, too.

Samantha Motion: The biggest losers of the vaccine pass era aren't the unvaccinated

Councils can choose whether they require vaccine passes at public facilities.

'My rage is just, I want to kill everybody': Jury finds stabbing accused guilty

Wilson Wirihana was found guilty of manslaughter.

Mount reserve proposed as new home for playcentre

Tauranga City Council has proposed changes to a reserve to assist a local playcentre,

Sisters appear in court charged in connection with Te Puna boy's death

Malachi was found with injuries at a Te Puna property and died 12 days later.

'Just trying to survive': Cafe trials vaccine pass ahead of traffic light system

The cafe trialled using vaccine passes the day before the traffic light system started.

'Critical need': Govt announces $15.14m for extra ICU, HDU beds at Tauranga Hospital

The news comes after concerns the local hospital ward was akin to '1960s army barracks'.

Council reveals where you can't go if you're unvaccinated

Tauranga's council decide a Vaccine Pass is mandatory for people entering some facilities.

Letters: First-home buyers should rethink priorities

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Plan change 27: Flood modelling maps 'inaccurate', submitters claim

'Us ratepayers are going to have to fix this problem.'

Destiny Church pastor to fight Covid-19 public health order charges

A Tauranga Destiny Church pastor is accused of breaching Covid public health order law.