Two mask-wearing men have robbed a Cameron Rd dairy armed with a hammer.

The plane at the centre of this morning's mid-air drama over the Bay of Plenty has landed safely.

When most 16-year-olds were figuring out the NCEA system and counting up credits, Tauranga-born Jolene Skeen was off to university.

Two bay pupils now have another way to stay fit and active after being surprised with bikes thanks to the generosity of Tauranga's

They missed out on scooping the historic $40 million Lotto prize but a Mount Maunganui winner was still "stunned" when they unwittingly claimed almost $20,000.

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

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.

Man appeared in Tauranga Court charged with the murder of three-month-old baby Richard Uddin.

River, the puppy saved by a Bay primary school student last year, has settled in with her rescuer's family and grown into a lovable, large dog.

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.

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.

Brazen thieves have been targeting avocado growers in the district, with up to a dozen theft complaints to Western Bay police in the past six weeks.

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.