Mount Maunganui has been crowned New Zealand’s top beach once again, according to Tripadvisor.

Fine dining in takeaway boxes, cafes taking on dinner deliveries, and "ghost kitchens" are some of the survival tactics Tauranga's hospitality sector is trialling to reconnect with customers in a c

The Tauranga Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC), testing those with potential COVID-19 symptoms, is relocating to Baypark from Friday 3 April.

All cruise ships due to visit the Port of Tauranga have been cancelled.

This follows the Government's temporary ban on cruise ships on Saturday.