Latest from Tauranga

Amazing aerial footage of orca hunting
A Tauranga wildlife photographer was diving with friends when two orca "appeared out of nowhere".

Dog mauls young fur seal to death
Authorities say a dog responsible for mauling a young fur seal to death on Pukehina Beach "refused to let go" of the terrified animal when people tried to intervene.

A simple test could save lives
it's time for Kiwi men to take more responsibility for their prostate health.

Cystic sisters recognised for good deeds
Two Tauranga sisters with cystic fibrosis have been named as finalists in a national award for their good deeds to raise awareness

Donald Trump used to attract younger Tauranga voters
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is being used to lure younger Tauranga voters to a Meet the Candidates evening next week. Tauranga

Homeless woman kicked out of caravan after complaint
A woman living in a caravan on a friend's lawn has been forced to move out because she breached city rules by staying there for more

Tietjens says NZ needs seven centre, Mount perfect
Retiring All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has called for a central base for the sport to be established. Tietjens yesterday

Big Read: Rise of the Cyber Citizens
Stacey Kemey's Tauranga home is filled with light - and children. We're greeted at the door by Archer, who's almost four years old

'Disgusting' mess left at popular Mount tourist spot
A Tauranga man is to hold a community clean-up after finding a shocking amount of rubbish dumped at one of the Bay's tourist hotspots. Nathan

A mother's fight to make NZ roads safer
Tauranga motorcyclist Rhys Middleton was killed by an overseas driver. Now his mother is campaigning for a change in the law allowing visitors to drive in NZ.

The suburbs rising more than Auckland
It's not just Aucklanders scrambling to afford property.

AIMS Games officially begins, with breakfast
About 250 students have gathered on the first morning of the 2016 AIMS Games to mark the occasion with breakfast on the shores of

'To say it is an evil drug is an understatement'
Sometimes Erin O'Neill wished her meth-addicted son would die of an overdose to free him from the scourge.

Welcome to 'Lisa' Carrington Drive
A Papamoa man immensely proud of the success and efforts of Bay athletes at this year's Olympics has renamed a residential street

What it's like dating a rock legend
Michelle Cutelli first met AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd when she was 20, fast forward 30 years and the pair are an item.

AC/DC's Phil Rudd: I don't really rate Axl Rose
The former AC/DC drummer opens up about his heart attack, new relationship and family.

Bay's building boom helps lead NZ as local economy soars
New data from Statistics NZ and Infometrics' quarterly economic monitor show Bay of Plenty house building consents are now ranked

Elders call for action at 'dangerous' Te Puna junction
A Bay of Plenty mother has been killed in a car crash beside an intersection that Maori elders say urgently needed safety improvements. The

Runner lost in the Kaimais found before nightfall
Police are praising the efforts of a Tauranga runner who survived becoming lost in the Kaimai Range. The 42-year-old woman had become

Tauranga to get new 1000-seat multiplex cinema
Tauranga is about to get a huge new five-theatre multiplex cinema with more than 1000 seats. Mark Taylor, a director of Tauranga

Children and families 53% of NZ homeless
More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

Tauranga Crossing shops revealed
Further details have been released about the outlets set to open at the Bay's newest shopping centre. After a decade in the making

Holiday for NZ Land Wars a 'must-do'
A national day recognising New Zealand land wars will not affect local commemorations of Tauranga's two fierce battles. Work is underway

Father's frantic search during blaze
Papamoa dad fled his burning home with two-year-old daughter in his arms and then realised his oldest daughter still might be inside.

Finding love in the Bay
It's never too late for love as Western Bay Councillor Margaret Murray-Benge and former Reserve Bank governor and National Party leader

Aucklanders' $1m Bay of Plenty buy
A new four-bedroom, suburban, brick and tile family home in Papamoa has sold for $1 million - a price that ''beat all expectations'' of the company that built it.

Port of Tauranga profits dip as log volumes fall
Port of Tauranga posted a 2.3 per cent decline in full-year profit, partly reflecting an accounting change but also a sharp decline in log volume.

Dairy owner chases would-be armed robbers
Two men stormed into the Carlisle Street dairy armed with a plastic pistol and a knife but left with nothing.

Jurnee's fundraising hits a $7K snag
A Tauranga mother who has already raised $28,000 for a cochlear implant for her daughter has been frustrated by the news she needs