It comes as central government directs councils to `rein in the fantasies` and get back to core business. Read...

Two people have been transported to hospital with minor injuries. Read...

Funding has proved the stumbling block, though a regional councillor says it’s more of a not yet than a no. Read...

Follow live coverage of the NPC match between Bay of Plenty and Taranaki in Tauranga. Read...

All Blacks Josh Lord will return to Taranaki’s line-up against Bay of Plenty on Saturday afternoon in Tauranga. Read...

A standard pedestrian crossing by a library and council centre will be flanked by the progress pride flag on either side. Read...

Tauranga getting a rainbow pedestrian crossing after a six-year campaign is a sign it is `growing up`. Read...

A vengeful posse descended on a house in suburban Tauranga, during which Mitchell Te Kani was allegedly struck a fatal blow with a crowbar. Read...

The man was charged with possession of 374 images and videos depicting the horrific and extreme sexual abuse and exploitation of children, including babies. Read...

Police were called after the run-in at a Tauranga skate park. Read...