Port of Tauranga cocaine bust: Customs seizes 48kg in container roof
“This method of concealment signals the lengths crime groups are going to in attempting to move drugs through…
Tauranga student heading to Turkey after winning Gallipoli Youth Award
Lexie will spend three weeks in Turkey, including Anzac Day. To apply, students had to be descendants of…
Tauranga water outage: Mains break cuts supply to large area overnight
“We live in Gate Pā and that is one of the closest areas to the Oropi water treatment…
Tauranga man Scott O’Sullivan’s death ruled accidental after ‘unwitnessed fall’ in Welcome Bay
Despite what a coroner has today described as “maximal medical, surgical and nursing care”, O’Sullivan died on January…
Tauranga Eastern Link: New tolling point coming near Pāpāmoa East Interchange
The decision was made despite consultation showing “low levels” of public support. A toll-free period would continue for…
Tauranga council plans fee hikes for burials, but cheaper cremations
Burials and chapel fees, on the other hand, would increase 6%, including 3% for inflation. Examples given included…
Nationalist with a capital W: Winston Peters sets out NZ First’s plan to win 2026
At New Zealand First’s state of the nation event in Tauranga, the war on woke played a bit…
Three Bay of Plenty students receive Milford Foundation scholarship
“I’m doing uni and I’m doing it all because of her.” Anderson is one of three Bay of…
Far North electrician loses work SUV and tools after vehicles stolen from his home
Archer said one of the vehicles stolen he used for work and it had all his tools in…
Tauranga animal bylaw review: Have your say on new leash rules and bans
Most of the changes apply to dog rules, with the council saying the purpose of the bylaw was…
Meth-fuelled Tauranga bridge double murderer Anthony Doyle freed on parole
Doyle later told an associate that his first victim was “squealing like a pig, begging for his life”.…
Tauranga council cordons off Yatton Park after large pine tree falls
They said locals were worried “this could happen to their properties”. Yatton Park in Tauranga has been closed…