Some of NZ's biggest musical stars will come together in Tauranga to pay homage to Bob Marley with an outdoor concert at the end of this year.

Like the suburb's residents, the trees in Greerton, Tauranga are rugged up in winter woollies.

An electrical fault in an external air conditioning unit is suspected to have caused a fire that damaged the Bayfair branch of physiotherapy business Body in Motion.

The future looks brighter for Kiwi kids living in hardship in Tauranga and Auckland thanks to the announcement of a new partnership

Tonight's $34 million Powerball draw is one of the largest prizes in New Zealand history and punters are hitting the shops in droves for their chance to win.

Tauranga Grey Power members will be among those presenting a petition to Parliament today to halt the changes to the SuperGold Card by the Government.

School principals uncertain about their right to discipline international students have asked the Ministry of Education to clear up confusion.

A beach trip is sometimes best mid-winter. Tim Roxborogh goes in search of the sun.

A Tauranga mother whose 2-year-old was hospitalised with the flu is warning others to get vaccinated - especially those with respiratory illness.

A Mount father says his family has been through a "weekend from hell" after his son suffered a serious neck injury in a secondary school rugby game.

A man was shot with a rifle in Tauranga last night, police are seeking more information. The mans injuries are not life threatening.

A new proposed funding scheme for schools and teachers has been likened to 90s bulk-funding and has already received criticism by both the secondary and primary school unions.

A former teacher has admitted molesting two of his male students at Mount Maunganui College in the 1970s and into 1980.

Fletcher Oxford was so heartbroken about the disappearance of his cat he performed a song on national TV imploring her to come home - 8 years later, she has.

Race Relations Commission Dame Susan Devoy says NZ needs to take on more refugees to show it is deserving of a seat at the UN Security Council.

Traffic delays likely after crash.

The Bay of Plenty parents accused of causing the death of their 8-month-old baby boy will defend the allegation at a jury trial.

Emergency services are responding to a gas leak in central Tauranga.

Kiwi lifesaving champ branded gutless by father of little girl hit by flying tub of KFC coleslaw.

A dispute between a Tauranga builder and the Ministry of Education over school weathertightness issues tipped the builder into liquidation, an official report says.

Police have confirmed they are treating the death of a 3-month-old baby in Tauranga as suspicious.

A new political party has formed and is vying for the older vote.

Charity officials have been left stunned by the efforts of this Tauranga beauty queen.

Three fire trucks and ambulance staff are at the scene, on Cumberland Crescent in Welcome Bay.

The investment of $53.5m in schools in Tauranga, Hamilton and Hawkes Bay is part of the Budget 2016.

Irene More was born on the fifth day of June, 1916.