A man who disappeared after a fatal boating accident in Tauranga has been arrested and appeared in court.

A Tauranga man is on trial defending allegations that he kissed and fondled two young girls and tried to persuade them to be photographed naked with the aim of selling the images online.

A woman who set her pitbull dog on her sister - inflicting horrific injuries - has been jailed for seven years.

A blind beekeeper has been told to remove his hives from a Tauranga City Council reserve because some of the lawn mowing contractor's staff are allergic to bee stings.

A scorned lover who set fire to her ex's flat has been jailed for three years in an emotional appearance at Tauranga District Court today.

The body of a man missing for more than a week after a dinghy he was in capsized off Tauranga is believed to have been recovered.

A man who crash-landed his gyrocopter in the shallows of Tauranga Harbour says his biggest injury was to his pride.

The search continues for a Tauranga man missing since the stolen dinghy he and four others were in capsized in heavy seas.

The distressed family of a man who went overboard from a stolen dinghy in Tauranga Harbour last night are praying for his safe return.

The Tauranga Hospital carpark was transformed into an emergency decontamination zone after a man came into fatal contact with a toxic herbicide.