Latest from Tauranga

Dairy labour shortage: 'I'm doing 16 hours a day minimum'

''If you are in a shop you can lose a customer so be it, but you can't lose a cow.''

Jo Raphael: Balance between personal responsibility and public safety

OPINION: Councils must ensure public safety when projects are designed to draw people.

Sevens gold glory: 'Baby sister is so amazing'

The Black Ferns Sevens beat France 26-12 to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

'How the hell are we supposed to live?' Pensioners' rents soar 40 per cent

"By doing this ... many will be paying upwards of 50 per cent of their pension in rent."

Tauranga-born nurse relishing her Navy Reservist role

Tauranga-born Krystal Sims juggles her nursing studies and navy reservist roles.

How a Pāpāmoa teen is using her chronic illness to help others

Charlotte McLean doesn't get to live the life teenagers do. This is her story.

'100% cured': Kiwi woman's life-saving US surgery

Melody Klein Ovink is now focused on learning to walk and use her right hand again.

Fatal crash at Pukehina, road closed

One person has died after a crash on Pukehina Beach Rd.

Arataki skatepark gets security fence amid flooding woes

Some of the regular users of the skatepark have opted not to use it

The flight that changed everything: Kristin Dunne reveals why she left Tourism Bay of Plenty

Dunne begins her first day of her new global role today.

'We're going to fall short' - 1600 new homes needed yearly

A new Housing Action Plan has just been signed off for Tauranga and the Western Bay.

Gull opens new $9m office at Mount Maunganui terminal

Office relocation included an excess of $9m in safety and environment enhancements.

'Grave concerns': Engineer struck off professional register

Engineer worked on the failed Bella Vista development, as well as others.

Threats, applause and upset: Tauranga City approves controversial LTP

As commissioners adopted the LTP, one man walked out, another stood to applaud.

'Achieved what we wanted': Tauranga Ratepayers' Alliance protests heard loud and clear

The protest coincided with the adoption of the Long-term Plan 2021-2031.

Live: Protesting ratepayers descend on Tauranga council building

Protest coincides with adoption of Long-term Plan. Video made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ecstatic! Wilde's family watches bronze win from Whakatāne fishing club

While Wilde stood on the Olympic podium his family cheered him on from Whakatāne.

Megan Wilson: Futureproof Cameron Rd - because I miss the car-free lifestyle

OPINION: I feel for local businesses, but we need to shift away from car dependency.