The number has jumped, since Whakatane Hospital lost its obstetric services in January. Read...

The national carrier’s first electric aircraft has completed its maiden test flight in Tauranga. Read...

The 36-year-old was eventually taken into custody after officers used non-lethal sponge rounds and a taser. Read...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Tauranga after allegedly shooting at someone, then fleeing police. Read...

More than 200 women made the journey in the past year - a third of them emergency transfers - with no obstetricians left in Eastern Bay of Plenty. Read...

Follow live coverage as Bay of Plenty host Tasman in an NPC quarterfinal at Tauranga Domain on Saturday afternoon. Read...

Tauranga’s mayor is “disappointed” $4.7m was spent on “ridiculous” plans to overhaul the Memorial Park aquatic centre, which his council has abandoned. Read...

Officers intercepted a duffel bag of cocaine hidden in a shipping container from Panama. Read...

Air New Zealand said the flight was cancelled `after pilots noted an aircraft system indication alert before take off`. Read...

A Tauranga business owner has reduced her team’s hours because sales have dropped since paid parking started on her street. Read...