Police are calling for sightings of the vehicle as they search for Sharlene Smith’s killer. On Tuesday, February 3, police were called to the worksite on Taihape Rd, Omahu, after the body of Smith, 65 ...

Some Tauranga business owners pleased by new police powers to make homeless people and beggars move have also expressed concern about their long-term effectiveness. Local social support groups warned ...

The Reserve Bank is considering forcing banks to set up hundreds, if not thousands, of additional ATMs and branches to ensure people have easy access to cash services. The regulator made the dramatic ...

Communication to the Peggy Gubb Family c/- P.O. Box 3136 Greerton, Tauranga 3142.

One person has died following a crash on State Highway 2 near Mangatāwhiri. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a truck and a car just after 11am on Tuesday. The highway was closed ...

One of two brothers jailed for murdering Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie will remain behind bars for at least another year. Wiremu Curtis was called before the New Zealand Parole Board yesterday. It was ...

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says he remains confident Mauao will reopen despite the extensive damage to the landmark in January’s deadly storm. Tauranga City Council has concluded its assessment of ...

Armed police will be involved in a training exercise in Tauranga on Wednesday, with the public advised not to be alarmed. Tauranga police will carry out the search and rescue exercise off Rangiwaea ...

The public will be welcome at a funeral service for a Tauranga rough sleeper after an “outpouring of grief” in the community. Police have said Dax Rodney Holland’s body was discovered in a secluded ...

A precautionary health warning issued for Tikitapu (Blue Lake) after a small leak from a public toilet has been lifted. A cleaner spotted the leak seeping from a urinal at the public toilets at the ...

A celebration of Brian’s life will be held on Friday 27th of February at the Waihi Golf Club, 113 Woodlands Road Waihi at 1pm ...

State Highway 2 near Mangatāwhiri is closed following a serious crash, police say. Police were called to the crash involving two vehicles just after 11am. “Initial indications are there are serious ...