Latest from Tauranga

Shark closes Mt Maunganui beach

Lifeguards have closed Mt Maunganui beach after a surfer's close encounter with a shark.

Dog pulls drowned puppies from estuary

A mother dog howled all night after she fished her six dead puppies out of an estuary after they had been dumped in a shopping bag.

Police hopeful discharged without conviction for crime spree

Boy, 15, caught after Tauranga crime spree

Abused puppy finding joy in new home

The family who adopted Trooper - the puppy that was rescued after being found outside the Gate Pa shops, in Tauranga, with its ears chopped off - say he is settling in to his new home very well.

Weather Watch: Promising days ahead

Santa Claus is coming to town - and the weather is looking fantastic for his long ride down from the North Pole.

Rise in drivers failing breath tests concerns police

Kittens' mouths glued up

Pou whenua returned to rightful spot

Man attacked and robbed for his shoes

Telecom, Fletcher Building shares rise

Crash closes SH29 in Kaimai ranges

NZ First chooses Tauranga candidate

Family wake to find kitten brutally killed

A 3-month-old kitten was yesterday smashed against a door frame and left bloodied on a porch while its owners slept.

Hunt for missing elderly dementia sufferer in BoP

Concern over serial animal abuser

Tauranga residents are concerned they are dealing with a serial animal abuser after a kitten was violently thrown against a door and killed this morning - the third horrific act of animal cruelty in the city in a month.