Sandra Conchie

Unlawful discharges of sediment-laden water from a Pukehina kiwifruit orchard site – some spilling onto a neighbour's land – have cost two Bay of Plenty companies $63,500.

Rotorua Lakes Council has recorded more than 1100 dog attacks in five years – but only 14 resulted in a prosecution, prompting a local victim whose sheep have been attacked to call for tougher enforcement.

Highly respected Māori educator, kaumātua and lifelong advocate for te reo and tikanga Māori, Charles “Charlie” Timutimu, was farewelled yesterday.

The humble teacher and revered kaumatua helped shape generations of Māori leaders.

Huia House responds to the growing need for housing for older homeless women in Tauranga.

A scrap metal recycler has been fined $84,000 after years of warnings about contaminating a Te Puke waterway with heavy metals.

An elderly cat let out a “deep guttural cry of distress” as a roaming dog mauled it so badly its owners later made the “heartbreaking” decision to have it euthanised.

A Tauranga family made the 'heartbreaking' decision to have their beloved pet euthanised.

Tests found toxic metals including lead and zinc flowing into a Te Puke drain.

A scrap metal recycler has been fined $84,000 after years of warnings about contaminating a Te Puke waterway with heavy metals.