Sprinkler ban for Tauranga as city's water supply runs thirsty
Residents must stop using all sprinklers and irrigation systems until further notice.
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'You have got the wrong house': Couple give evidence in home invasion trial
"He said only one thing to me: 'We want the drugs and we want the money'."
Minor injuries in two-car crash in Mount Maunganui
Initial reports were someone was trapped inside one of the vehicles
Zoe Hunter: Tsunami system needs fixing before real emergency strikes
People might not react next time around, writes Zoe Hunter.
New Māori nurses enter Bay of Plenty workforce
The programme was designed to foster Māori students into health career pathways.
Western Bay conservation groups to benefit from $87k grant
BayTrust's grant will be split between six groups.
Mount Maunganui home invasion trial: Witness describes break in
"Facing this guy with a gun, I thought... this could be it' - witness
'Terrifying': Armed men allegedly broke into house with sledgehammer
Two men accused of being involved in a Mount Maunganui home invasion deny their charges.
Scorcher! 30C temperatures to settle in the Bay this long weekend
Get the sunscreen ready!
Early childcare teacher censured for bruising child in 'rugby-style' pick up
The Tauranga teacher said she never intended to hurt the boy when she moved him.
Construction begins on Tauranga's $1.56m dual cycleway
The new cycleway is the first of its kind in Tauranga.
Big waves provide surf playground at Mount Main Beach
The swells were up to the 2m high at times yesterday and are expected to continue today.
Monster surf: Up to 2m swells forecast in the next two days
Swells will reach around two metres in some areas.
Missing 12-year-old Mount Maunganui girl found safe
The girl was found safe and well this morning.
Hey big spender: Rising prices of fruit and veg explained
This comes as kiwifruit doubled in price last December.
Sheree Trotter: Visiting Auschwitz profound and disturbing
Comment: Visiting Auschwitz all the more disturbing for the resurgence of antisemitism.
Thousands flocked to annual Tauranga City Air Show
The Tauranga City Air and Mount Truck show a rounding success.
Local Focus: False alarm result of 'legacy system'
Confusion about sirens for future tsunami alarms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: False alarm result of 'legacy system'
Confusion about sirens for future tsunami alarms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Off we run': Family flee from Waihi campsite after unexplained siren
It was only later they found out the alarm was, in fact, a false alarm
Watch: Tsunami false alarm - 'we don't know why sirens were activated'
FENZ had put 'patch' fixes in place until they figure out how to fix it long term.
'They need to be accountable for this': Residents fume over false tsunami alarm
The Newman family was among those who evacuated after sirens sounded in the Bay of Plenty.
'The Mount is the best beach to play'
The top two Under 19 girls teams are from the Bay of Plenty.
Tauranga Rowing unstoppable at Blue Lake
The club secured an impressive three-peat at the weekend.
Luuka Jones - in a good place after tough 2019 season
And the triple Olympian looks set for her fourth Olympic games this year.
Cricket: Mt Maunganui secure three-peat
They finished the Twenty20 championship unbeaten.
More focus needed as meth-fuelled violence worsens in Bay of Plenty
More than 100 people in the Bay of Plenty have been charged, but more needs to be done.
Shark spotted in the shallows at Pāpāmoa beach
The shark was about 1.5 metres long!
Samantha Motion: Hotels and a tale of two towns
Comment: Does Tauranga need to catch up to Rotorua?
Emotional win for Rogers at Sprint Grand Prix
There were thrills and spills at Baypark Speedway on Saturday night.
Kiri Gillespie: Don't tell me not to eat meat
All of this environmental white noise and societal finger-wagging is tiresome.