Auckland to Tauranga flight diverted due to sky lantern safety concerns
A late-night flight from Auckland to Tauranga was diverted due to safety concerns after reports of floating lanterns in its ...
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Tornado causes damage to homes and power outages after storm
MetService has indicated that one or more tornadoes likely touched down in Tauranga early today, causing extensive damage to homes ...
Five Greazy Dogs MC members on trial for alleged attack on Mongols
A confrontation occurred between members of the Mongol MC and the Greazy Dogs MC at a Mount Maunganui McDonald’s on ...
Tauranga kiwifruit orchard to be cleared for Pyes Pa subdivision
A Tauranga kiwifruit orchard is set to be cleared to facilitate a new 75-home subdivision. Classic Group has acquired the ...
Air New Zealand reduces Tauranga flight services due to rising jet fuel costs
Air New Zealand is reducing flight services in and out of some regional centers due to ongoing high jet fuel ...
Rikki Tarei sentenced for raping young woman
A young woman, referred to as Alison, expressed that her trauma resurfaced when her rapist, Rikki Tarei, read a remorse ...
Tauranga father faces losing wife to breast cancer and son to kidney disease
Verron Tarawa faces the impending loss of his wife, Melissa, who has metastatic breast cancer, and their son, Grayson, who ...
No destruction ordered for dog that bit child in Tauranga
The mother of a 6-year-old girl, who suffered severe facial injuries from a dog bite in 2024, is frustrated that ...
Spinal injury at public pool leads to diving suspension
Diving has been temporarily prohibited at most public pools in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty following a spinal injury ...
Man Charged with Murder After Body Found in Tauranga
Police have arrested a 24-year-old man and charged him with murder following the discovery of Dax Holland's body at Wharepai ...
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