Tauranga councillor optimistic Otumoetai Pool could be saved
Tauranga City Council will review options for the Otumoetai Pool in June. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:15am ‘Addiction to spending’: $40k car park murals latest council cost questioned by ratepayers
Tauranga’s cars already enjoy Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel replicas, and council is splurging another $10k on street art - the third huge mural in its city parking lot.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon 5:45am Popular $700 ‘Geedup’ hoodie at the centre of Youth Court trial in Tauranga
But the other teen claims she ended up with the hoodie after a mutual clothing swap.
© 2025 NZ Herald Sat 1:25pm Boat takes on water near Motiti Island, 14 rescued off Tauranga coast
'Fourteen people on board are all accounted for and back on dry land.'
© 2025 NZ Herald Fri 4:25pm Residents rally against Tauranga rates increase, demand spending cuts
Organisers say the proposed 12% rates increase is unsustainable.
© 2025 NZ Herald Fri 12:25am Parliament passes Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill
The Bill apologises for confiscating land and conducting a scorched earth campaign against Tauranga tribes.
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu 7:15pm ‘No-brainer’: Commuters go loco for Tauranga to Auckland train
‘Cheaper, safer and faster’ journeys by rail are a better option than driving or flying, avoiding increasingly unbearable traffic and airfares.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 14 May 11:45am Person critically injured in Bay of Plenty crash
Diversions are in place near the intersection of Hamurana Rd and Tauranga Direct Rd.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 14 May 10:55am Tauranga traffic delays: Truck breakdown and SH29A crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on SH29A, near Maungatapu.
© 2025 NZ Herald Wed, 14 May 10:25am Tauranga terminal cancer patient gives back to Waipuna Hospice during funding ‘crisis’
Waipuna Hospice has an $8.1 million funding shortfall this financial year.
© 2025 NZ Herald Tue, 13 May 5:25am Whakaari/White Island: Ash cloud cancels flights into Tauranga
Flights from Auckland and Wellington were among those cancelled.
© 2025 NZ Herald Mon, 12 May 6:55am  3-year flood map legal dispute ends in ‘win’ for Tauranga landowners
Tauranga property owners have had a “significant win” after the council agreed to update flood maps, a developer says.
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Tauranga man sentenced to home detention for sexually assaulting niece when he was a teen
'I feel as if I’ve lost so much more from your actions than you did,' she told him.
© 2025 NZ Herald Mon 9:15am Soaring butter prices put pressure on Tauranga cafes
'Butter-wise, we haven't passed the buck on to the consumer yet.'
© 2025 NZ Herald Mon 5:15am Fourteen rescued after boat started to sink near Tauranga
The 60ft launch started to take on water near Motiti Island, off Papamoa Beach.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri 7:35pm  Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale buys home in city but isn’t moving in yet
Mahé Drysdale's new home in Papamoa is rented out for now.
© 2025 NZ Herald Fri 5:25am Tauranga’s Little Big Markets a launchpad for thriving businesses
The Little Big Markets began 16 years ago to support small businesses.
© 2025 NZ Herald Thu 2:25pm ‘Surrendered’: Why a popular pub turned pool hall has to switch off its pokies
A Tauranga tavern reinvented itself as a pool hall after it was stripped of its liquor licence. It applied to keep its poker machines running, but has been told it can’t.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu 5:15am  Tauranga rates hike criticised; calls at council hearings to ‘rein in spending’
The mayor says the council has already found millions of dollars in savings.
© 2025 NZ Herald Wed, 14 May 7:25am Whakaari activity disrupts Tauranga flights, now back to normal
Flights have resumed at Tauranga Airport after ash cloud caused closure on Sunday.
© 2025 NZ Herald Mon, 12 May 2:25pm Tauranga dad’s 24-hour golf fundraiser for daughter’s Rett syndrome therapy
The family needs up to $10,000 per session for intensive therapy.
© 2025 NZ Herald Sun, 11 May 10:25am On The Up: Tauranga artist, model Hannah Cross selected as finalist in Miss Universe New Zealand 2025
The model and artist is walking in New Zealand Fashion Week this year.
© 2025 NZ Herald Sat, 10 May 12:25am
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