Young boy donates all his coins in food drive
Nearly 4000 items were donated in the Lakes area alone.
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Opinion: Stop treating renters like naughty children
Opinion: Being a renter is an expensive and stressful business.
Christmas Appeal donations crack $100K with two weeks to go
Meanwhile, the demand for goods has spiked 34 per cent from two years ago.
Transport boss leaves council amid restructuring
Transport team restructured, with $1.5b worth of transport projects planned for the city.
'Unimaginable': Whānau of Harley Shrimpton in 'extreme shock and disbelief'
A man has appeared in court after Shrimpton's body was found near Tauranga this week.
Heavy industry to stay at Mount Maunganui but with stricter controls
A Te Whatu Ora report said poor air quality was creating significant health risk.
New gambling policy for Tauranga adopted despite warning
Venues will now be able to move away from high-deprivation areas in the city.
Footy club faces $136k bill, croquet $24.5k: Fears big fee hike will sink groups
Tauranga City Council says it wants a fairer fee system for using facilities and reserves.
NZ Open: Coll makes triumphant return to Tauranga
New Zealand Squash Open is being held at Tauranga's Mercury Baypark Arena.
'Lit up the night sky': Large house fire in Tauranga
Crews were called just before midnight.
'Just lovely': Kindness pours in for man robbed of wallet, card after crash
'Frustration and worry is still there and we are trying to remain positive.'
Body of missing man Harley Shrimpton found, homicide probe launched
The Tauranga man had been missing since November 3.
Tauranga crash near Harbour Bridge: Lane blockage cleared
The crash was reported to police at 2.35pm.
Christmas Movie in the Park 'blew all expectations out of the water'
The Hits Christmas in the Park screened The Grinch to around 1000 people.
'They have lost almost everything': Pet dies in family home blaze
The fire ravaged a Pāpāmoa home on Monday.
'Despicable': Thief steals wallet of crash victim receiving CPR on roadside, $600 gone from account
'To be honest, I’m disgusted... how is that okay?"
Al fresco dining to cost Tauranga businesses - council
Street dining in Tauranga is going to cost businesses across the city.
Man escapes court dock and jumps into harbour
He was arrested after making his way back to shore.
Council hits pause on new closing times for CBD bars
Tauranga’s alcohol policy to be revisited in the New Year.
Person found dead in central Tauranga
Police were called to a toilet block about 6am.
Pāpāmoa Beach house fire: Investigator returning to scene
Multiple crews were called to the blaze.
Watch: 'Run Forrest, run' - Police chase after man in handcuffs
'He was apprehended after a brief pursuit on foot,' police said.
'Hell of a hill': Removal of car park outside cancer centre 'cruel', says relative
The council says it removed the park for safety reasons.
Second alarm: Firefighters battle 'well involved' house fire in Pāpāmoa
Crews were called about 3.50pm.
'It’s about all of us': More Tauranga protests if Māori voices not heard
A "mana battle" is about to start in Tauranga as iwi mobilise.
‘Absolutely tragic’: Grieving family, friend pay tribute to granddad shot while hunting
His family say he was well-known in his local community of Paeroa, in Hauraki.
Deadly Instagram-famed waterfall reopens to public after access safety upgrade
Plans to restore full access to the falls were abandoned earlier this year.
Builder charged after letting people live in implement shed - again
He claimed it was just a 'smoko room' but later admitted charging a mum and kids rent.
Three-car crash on Maungatapu Bridge, Tauranga, as traffic avoids protest
The crash happened on an alternative route for those trying to avoid protest on SH2.
Live: More than 1000 people march in Tauranga protesting 'anti-Māori' policies
Te Pāti Māori call it an “assault on tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
'Pushed out on to the streets': Tenants lose as landlords sell, migration soars
'My daughter and I will be couch surfing yet again.'
'Mana battle': Protest march set to slow traffic on Tauranga state highway
"We are protecting the mana of our language and the mana of our culture."
Inspiring the next generation: Squash stars visit local school
Joelle King, who won the NZ Open in 2022, has been struggling with a back injury.
House fire: Police want to speak to four men seen leaving the scene
The fire investigator has passed on the investigation to police.