Latest from Tauranga

Jo Raphael: This is tiresome, misogynistic and so last century. I'm over it.

OPINION: The critics need to get with the programme - or change the channel.

'Golliwogs' cafe owner: 'People aren't racist against Barbie dolls'

A Bay of Plenty cafe has been called Golliwogs for 18 years.

Tauranga chiropractor offers koha payment option

Patients select the amount they can afford to pay for their treatment

'Raw and naked debate': should council workshops be open to the public?

Over three years, 31 councils held 737 informal meetings in secret.

New youth employment coach ready to make a difference

Melody Lamb is the youth employment coach for Katikati.

Tauranga landlord fined in a district court first

The sentencing is the first time such a case has been brought before a district court.

Letters to the editor: Library and council buildings don't need replacing

OPINION: Bay of Plenty readers have their say.

Samantha Motion: Not in my backyard: Scourge of suburban moaners

Opinion: There's a difference between dobbing in a party and a popular community event.

Car park buildings at risk of earthquake damage, council discovers

Both Elizabeth and Spring St buildings are found to be earthquake prone.

Local Focus: Learning to skateboard with Sam's Skate School

Tū Manawa Fast Fund gets kids rolling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Highly careless': CRS Tauranga Ltd fined $86K over 'dirty' harbour discharges

'The defendant did not respond with sufficient urgency or diligence to the ... problems'

Local Focus: Dungeons and Dragons is the perfect diversion for neurodiverse teens

'Imagination can take you into a different world.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.

$3.8b housing package: Will it work?

The Government has announced a raft of changes aimed at solving the housing crisis.

Guns, gangs, and hospitals: Nearly 40 people admitted in five years

Most people were shot in the abdomen but fingers and toes also came into the crosshairs.

Future of Mount Maunganui beach volleyball event in question after noise complaints

Organiser says the sound of the ocean was louder than the event.

$1 sale of Harington St Transport Hub site 'marginally better than nothing'

Calls for parking strategy for Tauranga CBD after council sells abandoned project site.

Skydiving tragedy: Principal pays tribute to 'hard-working young man'

Skydiver's former high school offers to make his funeral a 'fitting memorial' for him.

Commissioners to front business community at public event

Commissioners will outline their plans for Tauranga at event.