A Speyside distillery, village and hotel share the name Craigellachie, meaning “rocky hill”. Perched above the confluence of ...

New Zealand's Port of Tauranga has ordered its first tugboat featuring a hybrid technology from Turkish shipyard Uzmar Shipyards. The 32 m hybrid tugboat is expected to be delivered by mid-2027, Port ...

The search is now on for a main contractor to build it adjacent to the existing site. Sarah Sinclair, Fire and Emergency deputy chief executive of asset and programme delivery, said the organisation ...

Staying local this New Year’s Eve? Tauranga City Council is inviting the community to welcome 2026 at one of its free, family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebrations. Events will take place across the ...

If you thought names of long places are confusing, wait until you hear this one. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu ...

A woman has been charged after the death of a man in Tauranga yesterday. Emergency services were called to the scene on Fraser Street at about 11.40am, where they found the man dead. Police said a ...

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale visits the Tauranga Community Foodbank to meet volunteers and see all the work the charity does leading up to Christmas. Video / Tauranga City Council Becks Smith and her ...

The father of Tauranga teen running sensation Sam Ruthe has paid tribute to the long-term record-holder his son has consigned to history The 16-year-old broke Richard Potts' 1989 Secondary Schools' ...

A University of Waikato Tauranga graduate has received international recognition for research exploring how communities can co-design smart city technology. Developed in partnership with Tauranga City ...

Lifeguards will start patrolling Tauranga waters a week early, due to a spike in serious accidents. Surf Life Saving warns that the warm weather has created a perfect storm of hidden hazards, such as ...

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) will bring forward the start of the Tauranga Paid Lifeguard Service (PLS) by one week, with PLS patrols now commencing from Monday 1 December, and volunteer ...