http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Tauranga en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:25:06 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=304 Police have charged two Tauranga teenagers over an assault on Vietnam war veteran Evan McKenzie and his daughter Jillian. The 17-year-olds will appear in court on Wednesday. Police said more arrests were likely. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10631923&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:30:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains. "It was a good performance by the local market considering there were flat performances offshore," said Grant Williamson,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10631191&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:22 +1200 An angry, drunken mob of smartly dressed teenagers bashed a war veteran when he went to help a sobbing girl outside his home on Friday night. The man's daughter and his girlfriend were also assaulted. Evan McKenzie, 62, was... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630762&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Otumoetai is a spread-out Tauranga suburb, taking in the Pillans Point, Cherrywood, Bureta, Brookfield and Bellevue areas. It's popular with both young families and older, retired folk. Prior to the 1950s, the Otumoetai peninsula... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630729&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A Tauranga man who was hanging from a car as it drove along a Mt Manganui beach was run over and killed when the vehicle hit a log. Police said Jordan McGregor, 23, was one of two people clinging to the outside of the car as it... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630391&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A Tauranga teen has gone online to get Kiwi kids to cook for their families once a week. Claire Gourley, 16, hopes to inspire other youngsters with her recipes and cooking tips on itsmyturntocook.com http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630343&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A teenage tagger who hit 22 sites in one night has been sentenced to almost two years' jail by a Tauranga judge, who described the crime spree as one of the worse cases of graffiti vandalism he had encountered. In the Tauranga... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630142&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A Tauranga city councillor convicted of drink-driving has resigned from the Western Bay's road safety committee. Hayden Evans' resignation took effect on Wednesday in an email to Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby. Evans' decision... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630141&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Prime commercial property in the heart of the Tauranga CBD held in three titles will be auctioned as separate lots by Bayleys on April 1 through Rob Pinny of Bayleys Tauranga. The properties are at 71-73, 75-77 and 83-89 Devonport... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10630122&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 An Otumoetai man who shoulder-charged a constable and viciously bit a chunk out of his left forearm when the officer intervened after the man started abusing a taxi driver has been jailed for nine months. The officer was treated... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629857&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +1200 "Mummy, help me". These were the desperate words Noah Purchase, 11, yelled as waves engulfed him when an evening outing went terrifyingly wrong. Lana Maguinness had taken Noah and brother Sol Purchase, 7, to Main Beach at Mt Maunganui... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629707&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A tsunami advisory will remain in place for New Zealand overnight, Civil Defence says. The entire east coast of New Zealand was put on red alert today, after a massive 8.8 earthquake struck Chile overnight. Civil Defence and... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629116&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:38:08 +1200 A young man has been killed after he fell from a car and it ran him over on a beach near Tauranga early this morning. The 22-year-old local man had been riding on the outside of the car on Omanu beach in Mount Maunganui about 1am,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629112&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:49:15 +1200 Civil Defence authorities have downgraded the tsunami warning for New Zealand. The move comes after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has cancelled its tsunami warning for New Zealand shortly after 1pm. However, New Zealand... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629109&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:27:29 +1200 Civil Defence authorities have met with scientists and have elected to keep the tsunami warning in place. There is another meeting scheduled for later this afternoon to evaluate whether the warning, currently in place for the entire... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629073&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:01:05 +1200 A surge of water measuring 40cm has reached Gisborne while Pitt Island in the Chathams has been hit by a 1.5 metre surge. Napier, Castlepoint, Tauranga and North Cape tsunami indicators are showing signs that surges of water are... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629052&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:20:33 +1200 A wave measuring half a metre has reached the Chatham Islands this morning and New Zealand's entire east coast has been put on tsunami alert. Official tsunami warnings are in place for the entire east coast after a massive earthquake... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10629036&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:57:35 +1200 A young mechanic has made a miraculous recovery after being crushed under his ute. Adam Bekkers, 23, was without oxygen for 10 minutes and slipped into a coma after he was trapped by his beloved Toyota Hilux on Wednesday. Bekkers... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tauranga/news/article.cfm?l_id=304&objectid=10628973&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200